COVID-19 Impact on Leisure and Travel Industry: Psychological, Safety and Governance Imperatives

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic has heavily affected worldwide. One of the major industrial sectors impacted by COVID-19 virus is the travel and hospitality, and it has resulted in extreme level of unemployment in travel and tourism industries especially hotels, restaurant chains, street food caterers and bars. Cancellations of events, conferences, conventions and sports leagues are instantaneously causing severe impact on the travel and tourism and hospitality industry. The unemployed workforce is facing numerous mental health challenges in the form of depression, anxiety, hopelessness, lack of confidence and loss of interest in life which are leading them to maladaptive coping mechanisms like suicide, alcohol and substance abuse. This chapter discusses the following topics:

Citation

Dileep Kumar, M., Normala, S.G. and Belhadi, A. (2021), "COVID-19 Impact on Leisure and Travel Industry: Psychological, Safety and Governance Imperatives", Kulshreshtha, S.K. (Ed.) Virus Outbreaks and Tourism Mobility (Tourism Security-Safety and Post Conflict Destinations), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 129-146. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80071-334-520211012