Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Academic Travels
Articles > Article · 2023
Authors: FERİKA ÖZER SARI, Nilgün AVCI, MURAT NAZLI, Samet Can CURKAN
European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation, Journal Indexed in ESCI, International, Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), 2023, vol 13, pp 14-25
Summary
Abstract The purpose of this research is to reveal the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on the domestic and international travel activities of Turkish academicians for academic reasons and to get insights into academicians’ opinions about how this pandemic would affect academic studies by preventing travel and socialising. An email interview technique is used. Collected data were analysed by using MAXQDA Analytics Pro 2020. As a result of content analysis, 70% of the respondents declared that their academic travel plans were cancelled due to this pandemic. The study emphasised that virtual travels seem to increase accessibility and equality for many academicians, especially those with travel restrictions.