Regional Spatial Disparities in Bulgarian Tourism in Pandemic Context

DOI

10.2991/aebmr.k.210710.027How to use a DOI?

Keywords

COVID-19, tourism, regions, NUTS 2

Abstract

Tourism is an important sector of the Bulgarian economy. Several intra-regional differences characterize tourism in Bulgaria. The physical-geographical specifics of the country determine these distinctions. The development of a pandemic and travel restrictions around the world are leading to the collapse of the tourism industry. The purpose of this article is to analyze the impact of the pandemic on Bulgarian tourism, taking into account their severity in various statistical regions of the country at the NUTS 2 level. To achieve this goal, a literature review and analysis of the main characteristics of Bulgarian tourism are carried out. Analyzes the official statistics of tourism in the country before and during the pandemic by region. There is also a qualitative and quantitative assessment of these accommodation institutions, arrival (foreigners) in housing, arrival of Bulgarians in housing, income from nights spent. The increase in the number of infected in the country in early autumn leads to restrictive measures and unpredictable consequences for the upcoming winter tourist season. The first year of the coronavirus has been found to severely damage tourism and consumer perceptions of safe travel. Conclusions were formulated on the socio-economic consequences of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic for the regional markets of Bulgaria.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Desislava Varadzhakova
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/07/14
TI  - Regional Spatial Disparities in Bulgarian Tourism in Pandemic Context
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference Spatial Development of Territories (SDT 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 158
EP  - 163
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.210710.027
DO  - 10.2991/aebmr.k.210710.027
ID  - Varadzhakova2021
ER  -