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What is Alternative Tourism

Chapter 38
Handbook of Research on the Impacts and Implications of COVID-19 on the Tourism Industry
A type of tourism that includes different regions into tourism activities through various tourism activities, reduces the concentration on certain regions and spreads tourism to 12 months, strengthening the relations with the environment, local people, and tourists.
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COVID-19 and Alternative Tourism: New Destinations and New Tourism Products
Buket Buluk Eşitti (Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8231-2.ch038
Abstract
According to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), tourism is expected to lose between $900 billion and $1.2 trillion in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also estimated that the decrease in the total number of tourists due to the COVID-19 pandemic will occur between 58% and 78%. It can be said that competition in the tourism sector will be experienced intensely among countries with alternative tourism diversity when evaluated in terms of outbreaks that may occur in COVID-19 process and after. In this context, it is seen that natural habitats, physical spaces isolated from society, digitalization, and smart tourism applications will gain more importance in terms of tourism activities and will come to the fore in the destination preferences of tourists. Based on this, this chapter aims to examine the subject of COVID-19 and alternative tourism in the context of new destinations and new tourism products.
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Chapter 39
Alternative Suggestion for the Sustainability of Tourism During Coronavirus Breakout
A type of tourism that expresses resistance to cultural and historical change, respect for the environment and integration with the environment.
Published in Chapter: Alternative Suggestion for the Sustainability of Tourism During Coronavirus Breakout; From: Handbook of Research on the Impacts and Implications of COVID-19 on the Tourism Industry
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Travel Agencies: A Sector Hit by the COVID-19 Crisis
Refers to those trips that are intended to carry out recreational activities in direct contact with nature and cultural expressions that envelop you with an attitude and commitment to know respect, enjoy and participate in the conservation of natural and cultural resources. Alternative tourism covers a wide range of activities, but more generally, it is defined as “forms of tourism consistent with natural, social and community values and that allow both hosts and visitors to enjoy positive and highly appreciable interaction and a shared experience” ( Wearing & Neil, 1999 , p. 3).
Published in Chapter: Travel Agencies: A Sector Hit by the COVID-19 Crisis; From: Risk, Crisis, and Disaster Management in Small and Medium-Sized Tourism Enterprises
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