TITLE:
A Study to Investigate the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Tourist Arrivals in Belize
AUTHORS:
Jian Cheng, Zharina Zetina
KEYWORDS:
COVID-19 Pandemic, Impact, Tourist Arrivals, Recovery
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.9 No.7,
July
23,
2021
ABSTRACT: This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourist
arrivals in Belize using secondary quantitative data from 2011-2020. The
researcher deployed the use of SPSS 25.0
statistical software and advanced technical skills to generate graphical
analysis to reveal the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The research
concludes that the Coronavirus pandemic has been the worst exogenous shock to
the tourism industry. Now, policymakers are at a critical standpoint to access
the economic damage and seek ways to rebuild the economy. Although there is a
current vaccine to end the global pandemic, the recovery and immunization will
take a while before the tourism industry can fully return to normalcy. This
report highlights the drastic decline in tourist arrivals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as suggesting
ways how the tourism industry can rebound from its global crisis.