Is the Travel Bubble under COVID-19 a Feasible Idea or Not?

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 May 26;18(11):5717. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18115717.

Abstract

The present study aimed to understand Taiwanese people's willingness to participate in the travel bubble policy. A mixed research method was used to collect 560 questionnaires, and SPSS 22.0 software was used for the statistical validation and Pearson's performance correlation analysis. Expert opinions were collected and the results were validated using multivariate analysis. Findings: People were aware of the seriousness of the virus and the preventive measures but were not afraid of the threat of infection. They looked forward to traveling to heighten their enthusiasm, relieve stress, and soothe their emotions. However, the infection and death rates have been high, there have been various routes of infection, and it has been difficult to identify the symptoms. The complex backgrounds of people coming in and out of airports, hotels and restaurants may create pressure on the participants of events. In addition, the flawed policies and high prices resulted in a loss of confidence in the policies and a wait-and-see attitude toward tourism activities. Thus, travel decisions (0.634), physical and mental health assessment (0.716), and environmental risk (-0.130) were significantly (p < 0.05) related to travel intentions, and different issues were affected to different degrees, while health beliefs had no significant effect (p > 0.05).

Keywords: COVID-19; faith; policy flaws; travel bubble.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Airports
  • COVID-19*
  • Fear
  • Humans
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Travel