Post-Pandemic Recovery: A Case of Domestic Tourism in Akaroa (South Island, New Zealand)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Tourism and Crisis Impacts: From Global to Local
3. Research Question and Method
4. Results and Discussion: Post-Covid Recovery in Akaroa (South Island, New Zealand)
4.1. From Cruise Ships
- Based in a floating hotel and spend nothing on local accommodation.
- Very unlikely to buy a meal onshore, given that there is ‘free’ food onboard.
- Rarely in a port for long enough to make any considered or substantial purchases.
- Take shore excursions which are designed so that the biggest profit slice goes directly to the ship operator” [65].
4.2. To Domestic Tourism
5. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Research Data | Content | Analysis |
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Secondary | Reports from civil society and local organizations and city council; government statistics; published work; data from newspapers | Process: First, data sets were identified, keeping in mind the objective of the study. Second, related information was extracted. Third, variables required to answer the research question were discussed, Indicators: International and domestic tourism, COVID-19, social, economic and environmental impacts of cruise tourism. |
Primary | Participant observation; unstructured conversations with local people | Based on secondary sources’ information, open questions were identified to inquire after local people’s perceptions, including businesses and residents. Hand notes were taken as necessary. Questions:
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Hussain, A.; Fusté-Forné, F. Post-Pandemic Recovery: A Case of Domestic Tourism in Akaroa (South Island, New Zealand). World 2021, 2, 127-138. https://doi.org/10.3390/world2010009
Hussain A, Fusté-Forné F. Post-Pandemic Recovery: A Case of Domestic Tourism in Akaroa (South Island, New Zealand). World. 2021; 2(1):127-138. https://doi.org/10.3390/world2010009
Chicago/Turabian StyleHussain, Asif, and Francesc Fusté-Forné. 2021. "Post-Pandemic Recovery: A Case of Domestic Tourism in Akaroa (South Island, New Zealand)" World 2, no. 1: 127-138. https://doi.org/10.3390/world2010009