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Impact of COVID-19 on Croatian island tourism: a study of residents’ perceptions

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  • Željka Kordej-De Villa
  • Sunčana Slijepčević

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The COVID-19 pandemic, which marked the whole of 2020, caused numerous difficulties in the economies and the health systems of all countries and led to a global economic and health crisis. This paper explores citizens’ attitudes towards tourism on Croatian islands during the COVID-19 pandemic using survey data from over 200 islanders. The results reveal that almost one-third of the citizens considered the islands overcrowded with tourists in the pre-pandemic period. The survey results indicate a link between the expected impact of the development of tourism, citizens’ attitudes towards tourism, and their willingness to take a larger health risk due to the pandemic. The results also show that islanders’ attitudes toward economic measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic were not homogenous and were significantly different depending on the size of the island.

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  • Željka Kordej-De Villa & Sunčana Slijepčević, 2023. "Impact of COVID-19 on Croatian island tourism: a study of residents’ perceptions," Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(2), pages 2142631-214, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:reroxx:v:36:y:2023:i:2:p:2142631
    DOI: 10.1080/1331677X.2022.2142631
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