CORONAVİRÜS (COVİD-19) PANDEMİSİNİN BİREYLERİN TATİL PLANLARI ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ

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Coronavirus that arouse in the state of Hubey, Wuhan province in China in January 2019 has spread all around the globe and caused millions of people to be contracted with this disease and thousands of people to die of it. To prevent Covid19 pandemic to spread, taking measures such as social distancing measures, isolation, travel restrictions and lockdowns have led to critical changes in economy and environmental and human activities. The pandemic disease that has affected several industries adversely has brought tourism industry to a halt. The effect of Covid-19 pandemic on individuals’ vacation plans is investigated in this study. The questionnaire generated in accordance with the objectives of the study was rearranged on Google Forms and conveyed to the participants through link address, social media and e-mail. 512 questionnaire forms convenient for data validation were attained after the conduction of the questionnaire. According to the results of the analysis, measures factor was identified as the most influential statement whereas procrastination as the least one. On the other hand, the effect of Covid-19 pandemic on participants’ vacations plans varied across demographic factors