How Effective are the COVID-19 Fiscal-Support and Restarting-Tourism Policies Taken by the Top 3 European Destinations?

Year 2020, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 241 - 248, 28.12.2020

Jonathan Gomez Punzon Ricardo Pastor

https://doi.org/10.26650/jot.2020.6.2.0034

Abstract

We are facing a most unexpected situation in the travel & tourism industry. In this research, we want to check from an empirical perspective, the suitability and perspectives of different policies implemented among different governments, private companies, and stakeholders, who are thinking about useful policies to strengthen destinations. Countries all over the world have adopted a wide range of economic and social measures to respond to the crisis, in many cases supported by international and regional institutions. A closer look at some concrete measures adopted across the top-3-European-destinations, Spain, Italy, and France, (World Tourism Organization, 2020), will demonstrate the achieved effectiveness, and the suitability to be implemented and replicated in more territories.

Keywords

Destination management, COVID-19, Resilience, DMOs, Tourism planning

Supporting Institution

The authors declared that this study has received no financial support.

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