Authors
Usman Khalid, Luke Emeka Okafor, Katarzyna Burzynska
Publication date
2024/4/2
Journal
Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events
Volume
16
Issue
2
Pages
227-245
Publisher
Routledge
Description
This study investigates the link between tourist flows to and from China and the COVID-19 death rate. This includes the moderating influence of the quality of health security in the underlying relationship. Bilateral tourist flows data to and from China to 152 countries are used for the empirical analysis. The results show that tourist flows to and from China are associated with a higher COVID-19 death rate. This suggests that international tourism flow is one of the major conduits for the transmission of COVID-19 across borders, especially at the initial stage of the pandemic. Furthermore, the results show that countries with stronger health security capabilities are better at reducing COVID-19 death rates even when they attract a higher number of tourist inflows from China or when they register a higher number of tourist flows to China. Governments, especially in countries that are more globally connected through …
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U Khalid, LE Okafor, K Burzynska - Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and …, 2024