Changes in travel behaviors and intentions during the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery period: A case study of China.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic severely hit the tourism industry in China and worldwide. Chinese government adopted extensive nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to control it. COVID-19 has been well under control since April 2020 and China entered into a unique recovering period. The aim of this study is to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic changed residents' travel behaviors and intentions and investigate the theoretical factors associated with these changes during the pandemic and the recovery period. This study used a mixed-methods approach by combining quantitative surveys (N = 1,423) and qualitative interviews (N = 34). We extended the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to include other emerging factors in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as risk perception, tourist trust, and char

SUBMITTER: Fan X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9046066 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature