A review of early COVID-19 research in tourism: Launching the Annals of Tourism Research's Curated Collection on coronavirus and tourism

Yang, Yang; Zhang, Carol X; Rickly, Jillian M

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unparalleled impacts to the global tourism industry, thus inspiring a wave of academic research. This paper presents a review of the early literature on COVID-19 and tourism, representing 249 papers. The analysis revealed five key themes: (1) psychological effects and behavior; (2) responses, strategies, and resilience; (3) sustainable futures; (4) impact monitoring, valuation, and forecasting; and (5) technology adoption. However, this research also raises questions about theoretical contribution, methodologies, and future research potential. This article also launches the Annals of Tourism Research’s Curated Collection on coronavirus and tourism. The Collection contains all past articles published in Annals of Tourism Research on the topic and will continue to grow as new articles are added.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 16, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Oct 1, 2021
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2021
• Deposit Date: Sep 23, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 2, 2023
• Journal: Annals of Tourism Research
• Print ISSN: 0160-7383
• Publisher: Elsevier BV
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 91
• Article Number: 103313
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2021.103313
• Keywords: Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management; Development
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/6297415
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160738321001912