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Accommodation Sector Innovations during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Conceptual Review

Volume: 19 Number: 3 December 29, 2022
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Accommodation Sector Innovations during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Conceptual Review

Abstract

Innovation plays an important role for tourism businesses in difficult times such as pandemics. The purpose of this study is to examine innovations that developed and adopted by accommodation businesses during the pandemic, through the literature and webpages of the renowned chain hotels. For this aim, a literature review has been made and nationally and internationally most valuable and renowned hotel chains’ (Elite World Hotels, Titanic Hotels, Voyage Hotels, Dedeman Hotels, Swiss Hotels, Intercontinental Hotels, Accor Hotels, IHG Hotels, Hilton Hotels, Marriott Hotels&Resorts, MGM Hotels&Resorts, NH Hotels etc.) web pages were investigated in order to reveal innovations that developed and adopted during the pandemic. The pandemic period innovations were classified according to the operational departments. As a result of the literature review and examination of the web pages, it is understood that technological innovations have been widely adopted in the pandemic process in accommodation businesses.

Keywords

Innovation, Pandemic, Accommodation Sector, Hotel

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APA
Çalhan, H. (2022). Accommodation Sector Innovations during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Conceptual Review. Seyahat Ve Otel İşletmeciliği Dergisi, 19(3), 565-577. https://doi.org/10.24010/soid.1151104
AMA
1.Çalhan H. Accommodation Sector Innovations during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Conceptual Review. SOİD. 2022;19(3):565-577. doi:10.24010/soid.1151104
Chicago
Çalhan, Harun. 2022. “Accommodation Sector Innovations During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Conceptual Review”. Seyahat Ve Otel İşletmeciliği Dergisi 19 (3): 565-77. https://doi.org/10.24010/soid.1151104.
EndNote
Çalhan H (December 1, 2022) Accommodation Sector Innovations during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Conceptual Review. Seyahat ve Otel İşletmeciliği Dergisi 19 3 565–577.
IEEE
[1]H. Çalhan, “Accommodation Sector Innovations during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Conceptual Review”, SOİD, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 565–577, Dec. 2022, doi: 10.24010/soid.1151104.
ISNAD
Çalhan, Harun. “Accommodation Sector Innovations During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Conceptual Review”. Seyahat ve Otel İşletmeciliği Dergisi 19/3 (December 1, 2022): 565-577. https://doi.org/10.24010/soid.1151104.
JAMA
1.Çalhan H. Accommodation Sector Innovations during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Conceptual Review. SOİD. 2022;19:565–577.
MLA
Çalhan, Harun. “Accommodation Sector Innovations During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Conceptual Review”. Seyahat Ve Otel İşletmeciliği Dergisi, vol. 19, no. 3, Dec. 2022, pp. 565-77, doi:10.24010/soid.1151104.
Vancouver
1.Harun Çalhan. Accommodation Sector Innovations during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Conceptual Review. SOİD. 2022 Dec. 1;19(3):565-77. doi:10.24010/soid.1151104