Investigation of Government Supports During Covid-19 Period within the Context ofSustainability in Hotel Industry: Evidence from Edirne Province

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dc.contributor.authorAdamış, Emel
dc.contributor.authorEskin, İlknur
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T10:13:11Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T10:13:11Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractDue to the fast spread of fatal Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) originated from Wuhan city, China, quarantine decisions taken by countries have led to the decrease or discontinuation of economic activities as well as causing social and psychological costs. As a humanitarian crisis, the pandemic has also affected the entire tourism ecosystem negatively, so labor intensive tourism and hospitality industry has become one of the most influenced industries. Thus, this study set out to evaluate government grants during pandemic period within the scope of sustainable tourism and to examine the impact of COVID-19 on hotel industry through the example of Edirne province in Turkey. For the study, ethical approval was obtained according to the decision of Trakya University Social and Human Sciences Research Ethics Committee dated October 21, 2020 and decision numbered 2020.07.03. The data were obtained from a study group containing the managers of 6 hotels located in Edirne province and licensed by The Ministry of Culture and Tourism via in-depth interview and were evaluated through the content analysis. The interviews were performed between 1-10 July 2020 as the controlled normalization period (since June 2020), which allowed reopening of the businesses, was considered. The results revealed that room revenues of the hotels under research significantly fell when compared to month of June last year, that the effect of pandemic on overall costs was around at a level of 9%, and that because of the measures taken against virus, the hotels endured additional costs with a ratio of 6% within overall costs. Furthermore, the study concluded that the pandemic negatively impacted the economic sustainability of hotels, which resulted in suspension of new investments or capacity increase decisions in 2020. Although the study participants agreed with the idea that they benefitted from the implementations of short-time working allowances and unpaid leave in order to reduce labor costs, some of them stated that those implementations were not sector specific grants. Besides, it was determined that no previous professional study was performed to detect and evaluate tourism industry risks in Edirne province. The study participants suggested that the hotels well managing pandemic period should be ascertained by determining “safe hotel” and “safe restaurant” areas and be released to the public. They also expressed their request on remote meter reading systems to be established by energy providing companies for accurate usage charges.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage17en_US
dc.identifier.issn2667-5617
dc.identifier.issue7en_US
dc.identifier.startpage1en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid412062en_US]
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/412062
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/13829
dc.identifier.volume15en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Studies - Social Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.titleInvestigation of Government Supports During Covid-19 Period within the Context ofSustainability in Hotel Industry: Evidence from Edirne Provinceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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