Research Papers (RP): Recent submissions

  • WTTC:Global Summit Report 
    WTTC (WTTC, 2021-04)
    While 2020 was not the year we expected it to be, it was a year during which people really came together. We saw our sector join forces to support our workforce and the local communities that host us. It is clear is that ...
  • To Recovery & Beyond: The Future of Travel & Tourism in the Wake of Covid-19 
    WTTC; OLIVER WYMAN (WTTC,OLIVER WYMAN, 2020-09)
    In the span of a few months in the first part of 2020, the world has shifted. First and foremost, the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has caused incredible tragedy. The number of people suffering from illness, death of ...
  • Air Travel, Public Health Measures and Risk in the context of COVID-19 
    IATA Medical Advisor; IATA Medical Advisory Group (IATA, 2021-07-14)
    This summary is intended to provide the scientific foundation to assessing risk related to air travel during COVID-19. As the pandemic continues, and as vaccination programmes are under way in most countries, the ...
  • Operational Considerations for Managing COVID-19 Cases or Outbreak in Aviation 
    WHO (WHO, 2020-03-18)
    This document is based on the evidence currently available about coronavirus disease (COVID-19) transmission (human-to-human transmission primarily via respiratory droplets from, or direct contact with, an infected ...
  • Considering Disaster Vulnerability and Resiliency: The case of Hurricane Effects on Tourism-based Economies 
    Kim, Hyun; Marcouiller, David W. (Springer Nature, 2015)
    In this study, we examine the vulnerability and resiliency of 10 tourism-based regional economies which include US national parks or seashores (situated on the Gulf of Mexico or Atlantic Ocean coastline) affected by several ...
  • Impact of Covid-19 on CAREC Aviation and Tourism 
    Asian Development Bank, ADB; CAREC (Asian Development Bank, 2021-02)
    This study was initially prepared expeditiously in May 2020 to provide a quick initial assessment of the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the aviation and tourism sectors of the Central Asia Regional ...
  • International Tourism Highlights 
    UNWTO (UNWTO, 2021-06)
    2019 was another year of strong growth, though international arrivals grew below the exceptional rates seen in 2017 (+7%) and 2018 (+6%).Demand was somewhat weaker for travel to advanced economy destinations in different ...
  • Tourism's Vulnerability and Resilience to Terrorism 
    Liu, Anyu; Pratt, Stephen (Elsevier Ltd., 2017-06)
    Personal security is a major concern for tourists. Most tourists will seek safe and secure destinations and avoid those that have been plagued by terrorism. This research quantifies the relationship between terrorism and ...
  • Covid-19 and Tourism 
    Alam, Mehtab; Parveen, Rizwana (International Journal of Advanced Research, 2021-04)
    With the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the whole world has been in a total shutdown. It came out as a challenge to just not some specific countries of continents, but to the entire planet. With no preparation ...
  • Covid-19 and the Tourism Industry: Critical Overview, Lessons and Policy Options 
    Stephen I.Ocheni; A. M. Ogaboh Agba; Michael Sunday Agba; F. O. Eteng (RICH T MANN PUBLISHING, 2020-12)
    Coronavirus pandemic has enormous impacts on the entire socio-economic structure of countries worldwide. It accounts for the epileptic service delivery of many enterprises globally. The pandemic has massive consequences ...
  • The Socio-economic Impact of Covid-19 in Rwanda 
    United Nations, Rwanda (United Nations, Rwanda publication, 2020-06)
    The main objective of this socio-economic impact assessment report is to assist the UN and other development partners in Rwanda to target their efforts more effectively in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It brings ...
  • Tanzania Economic Update 
    World Bank Group, WBG (World Bank Group, 2020-06)
    With external conditions benign in 2019, Tanzania’s economic growth remained solid. According to official data, GDP growth through the first three quarters of 2019 was 6.9 percent, close to the 2018 official rate of 7.0 ...
  • Leaving No One Behind: From the Covid-19 Response to Recovery and Resilience-building 
    UN, Uganda (United Nations in Uganda, 2020-06)
    This report has been developed in line with the recommendations of the United Nations Secretary General on the need to assess the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 guided by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and ...
  • Covid-19 and Climate Change: A Tale of Two Global Problems 
    Fuentes, Rolando; Galeotti, Marzio; Lanza, Alessandro; Manzano, Baltasar (MDPI, 2020-10)
    In this paper, we examine the similarities and the differences between two global problems, the coronavirus pandemic and climate change, and the extent to which the experience with the COVID-19 pandemic can be of use for ...
  • Now What ? Climate Change & Coronavirus 
    Long, Jessica; Gordon, Lizzie; Townend, Ruth (Ipsos, Game Changers, 2020-06)
    Ipsos Global Trends, our study of 33,000 people every three years, recently found climate emergency to be the strongest common value that unites us worldwide. Eighty percent globally think we are heading for ...
  • Protecting our oceans and marine life-the case of Serena Beach Resort & Spa 
    Ecotourism Kenya (Ecotourism Kenya, 2021-02-06)
    With over 70% of the earth’s surface covered by oceans and approximately 94% of life on earth being aquatic, oceans play a crucial role in maintaining life on earth. Yet, this importance and marine life in general that ...
  • Travel & Tourism as a Catalyst for Social Impact 
    World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC, 2021-02)
    Travel & Tourism is one of the world’s largest sectors, accounting for 10.3% of global GDP and 330 million jobs, or 1 in 10 people on the planet in 2019. The sector’s growth reached 3.5% in 2019, a rate higher than that ...
  • Economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on East African economies 
    Makumi, Gladys; Kimotho, Kevin; Sisay, Tewodros (Deloitte Consulting Limited. Member of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, 2020-05)
    The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is currently causing significant adverse impact on the global economy. Governments around the world are implementing various fiscal measures to mitigate the adverse effect and provide ...
  • Covid-19 Impacts and Recovery Strategies: The Case of the Hospitality Industry in Spain 
    Rodríguez, José Miguel; Alonso, María del Mar (Molecular Diversity Preservation International - MDPI, 2020-10-16)
    The health crisis caused by the pandemic COVID-19 has been of such magnitude that the drop-off in economic and tourist activity in most countries is generating an economic crisis with consequences that are still difficult ...
  • Modelling Tourism Resilience in Small Island States: A Tale of Two Countries 
    Bangwayo-Skeete, Prosper F.; Skeete, Ryan W. (Taylor and Francis, 2020-04)
    The rising incidence and consequences of natural disasters, global economic crises, climate change, and socio-political upheavals have raised interest in resilience, particularly in small island economies. Their small size ...

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