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<p>The purpose of this research is to reveal the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on the domestic and international travel activities of Turkish academicians for academic reasons and to get insights into academicians’ opinions about how this pandemic would affect academic studies by preventing travel and socialising. An email interview technique is used. Collected data were analysed by using MAXQDA Analytics Pro 2020. As a result of content analysis, 70% of the respondents declared that their academic travel plans were cancelled due to this pandemic. The study emphasised that virtual travels seem to increase accessibility and equality for many academicians, especially those with travel restrictions.</p>
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The purpose of this research is to reveal the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on the domestic and international travel activities of Turkish academicians for academic reasons and to get insights into academicians’ opinions about how this pandemic would affect academic studies by preventing travel and socialising. An email interview technique is used. Collected data were analysed by using MAXQDA Analytics Pro 2020. As a result of content analysis, 70% of the respondents declared that their academic travel plans were cancelled due to this pandemic. The study emphasised that virtual travels seem to increase accessibility and equality for many academicians, especially those with travel restrictions.

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Academic Travels

School of Applied Sciences, Department of Tourism Guidance

Çeşme Tourism Faculty, Department of Accommodation Management

Çeşme Tourism Faculty, Department of Travel Management

European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation

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The purpose of this research is to reveal the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on the domestic and international travel activities of Turkish academicians for...

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Academic Travels

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Nov 18, 2023

Page range: 14 - 25

Received: Jan 18, 2022

Accepted: Nov 25, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ejthr-2023-0002

Keywords
Tourism and travel, Academic travels, Academic events, COVID-19 pandemic, Virtual events

© 2023 Ferika Ozer Sari et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Academic Travels

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Nov 18, 2023

Page range: 14 - 25

Received: Jan 18, 2022

Accepted: Nov 25, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ejthr-2023-0002

KeywordsTourism and travel, Academic travels, Academic events, COVID-19 pandemic, Virtual events

© 2023 Ferika Ozer Sari et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Tourism and travel, Academic travels, Academic events, COVID-19 pandemic, Virtual events