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The Importance of Safety and Security Measures at Sharm El Sheikh Airport and Their Impact on Travel Decisions after Restarting Aviation during the COVID-19 Outbreak

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  • Thowayeb H. Hassan

    (College of Arts, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa P.O. Box 31982, Saudi Arabia
    Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, Helwan University, Cairo P.O. Box 12612, Egypt)

  • Amany E. Salem

    (College of Arts, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa P.O. Box 31982, Saudi Arabia
    Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, Helwan University, Cairo P.O. Box 12612, Egypt)

Abstract

Travel decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic might be substantially influenced by destination-based attributes, in particular, health safety measures at airports. In the current study, we aimed to assess the effects of the perceived importance of safety measures at the Sharm El Sheikh airport on the intention of international passengers to revisit the destination, which might reflect their behavioral control for traveling to other tourism destinations. A total of 954 international travelers were asked to fill out a survey to reveal their travel risk perceptions, the importance of airport safety measures, and their future intentions to revisit the destination, and the data were integrated in an SEM model. The results showed that passengers with low-risk perceptions and highly perceived importance of logistic and sanitization procedures, as well as traveler- and staff-related safety measures, were more likely to exhibit greater intentions to revisit the city and lower intentions to cancel or change future travel plans to other touristic regions. Health safety at airports should be stressed in future strategic plans by governmental authorities and stakeholder activities to mitigate the psychological barriers of tourists.

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  • Thowayeb H. Hassan & Amany E. Salem, 2021. "The Importance of Safety and Security Measures at Sharm El Sheikh Airport and Their Impact on Travel Decisions after Restarting Aviation during the COVID-19 Outbreak," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-15, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:9:p:5216-:d:549980
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