Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic, which emerged in Wuhan, China in 2019 and then spread rapidly around the world, has also become a factor affecting the tourism industry in many aspects. Second homes, which meet a significant part of the accommodation within the tourism sector, have also been affected in different levels by this pandemic. This research, which attempts to reveal the extent of the impact, has examined the news that appeared in the media during the COVID-19 process in Turkey. As a result of the research, it has been revealed that 23 news reports have been made on different news sites related to the subject. Based on this news, it has been concluded that the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the second home tourism in behavioral, environmental, and economic aspects. Some deductions have been made about the matter through these results.
TopSecond Home Concept And Characteristics
The topic of second homes has been a topic of discussion amongst various researches in tourism and housing studies since 1930 (Ljungdahl, 1938; Sund, 1948). As a matter of fact, the concept of second home tourism is frequently used in the literature in the researches carried out in this field (Anabestani, 2004; Asgary et al., 2011; Vagner et al., 2011; Hiltunen et al., 2013; Velvin, 2013; Hall, 2014; Cengizoğlu & Özyılmaz, 2016; Larsson & Müller, 2019). Although there are definitions made in the international literature regarding the concept of second home, it is observed that there is no clear definition (Coppock, 1977; Jaakson, 1986; Hall & Muller, 2004; Czarnecki & Frenkel, 2014). Therefore, many researchers have identified second homes of different sizes and purposes.
Key Terms in this Chapter
Second Homes: For accommodation purposes in winter or summer outside the existing homes of individuals.
COVID-19: The “global pandemic” of SARS-CoV-2.
Turkey: It is a country that has lands both in Asia and Europe.
Tourism: One of today's largest industries promoting travel, consumption, eating, and entertainment.
Tourism Sector: Among the tourism enterprises operating in the fields and subjects of tourism; tourism related production, demand, customer etc. composed section.