Ability of residents to assess relative risk from tourists during the Covid-19 pandemic

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ID11409943
AutoresMichael Volgger (0000-0001-7625-462X, Curtin University, autor correspondente), Carolina Inés Garcia (0000-0001-9005-3971, Curtin University), Ross Taplin (0000-0002-5353-7448, Curtin University), Christof Pforr (0000-0003-2980-7986, Curtin University)
Ano2024
Volume49
Fascículo5
Páginas1165-1170
Data de publicação2024-09-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoTourism Recreation Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0250-8281 • E-ISSN: 2320-0308
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02508281.2022.2083844
OpenAlexW4281626949
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas26

This paper compares relative risk perceptions of residents to inbound tourists from countries with different COVID-19 profiles. Results suggest residents are able to distinguish between COVID-19 risks based on the incidence of COVID-19 in the tourists’ source country. Residents’ risk perceptions were better aligned with the absolute number of cases (ignoring population size) in tourists’ country of origin than with the number of COVID cases per capita. This was primarily influenced by China’s relatively large population. The results suggest people can accurately assess relative risk, especially when the media provides quality information (as was the case for COVID-19 cases). By examining perceptions of residents rather than tourists, this paper adds new insights into tourism outcomes of successful crisis management, especially in the context of public health disasters

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Environmental health · Geography · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Outbreak · Pandemic · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Tourism · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Medicine · Risk Perception and Management · Virology