The COVID-19 pandemic impact on the tourist turnover in the Republic of North Macedonia

Zakoski, Ilija (2021) The COVID-19 pandemic impact on the tourist turnover in the Republic of North Macedonia. Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Management, 9 (1). pp. 46-52. ISSN 2328-2169

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Abstract

According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the international arrival of tourists in
2019 has reached the number of 1.5 million. Every 10th person in the world is employed in the tourist sector.
According to the statistical data in the Republic of North Macedonia, the tourist turnover has been continuously on
the rise year after year (State Statistical Office, 2019). The international tourism is especially “sensitive” to
influences such as war conflicts, terrorism, natural disasters and catastrophes, as well as the spread of various
diseases, to name a few. The impact of epidemics from contagious diseases on the international tourism is known
from earlier, such as the cases of swine flu, bird flu, SARS, and others (Henderson, 2003). The COVID-19
pandemic declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) back in December 2019 (ongoing today) made the
overall economies stagnant. The tourist sector has been especially affected as a result of the restricted travels
causing a health concern. UNWTO foresees tourism decline of about 20-30% in 2020 compared to 2019 as a result
of the COVID-19 crisis (https://www.unwto.org). This paper researches the question of what is the situation like in
the tourist turnover in Macedonia in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tourist turnover was analyzed and
compared in the period starting January concluding September 2020, with the same time range the year before,
2019. This paper used secondary sources of data through consulting the relevant literature in tourism and hospitality
related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Social Sciences > Economics and business
Divisions:	Faculty of Tourism and Business Logistics
Depositing User:	Dejan Metodijeski
Date Deposited:	17 Dec 2021 08:10
Last Modified:	17 Dec 2021 08:10
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/28908

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