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

Yang Yang; Carol X Zhang; Jillian M Rickly

doi:10.1016/j.annals.2021.103313

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

Ann Tour Res. 2021 Nov:91:103313. doi: 10.1016/j.annals.2021.103313. Epub 2021 Oct 1.

Authors

Yang Yang¹, Carol X Zhang², Jillian M Rickly²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
² University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

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.

Keywords: COVID-19; Keyword co-frequency analysis; Research contribution; Systematic literature review.