The cost of war and peace

Evidence from the impact of Russia–Ukraine war on European tourism

Dados Bibliográficos

ID21699024
AutoresChia‐Ning Chiu (0000-0002-3803-8931, National Ilan University, autor correspondente), Chia-Ning Chiu (National Ilan University)
Ano2026
Volume29
Fascículo6
Páginas1216-1226
Data de publicação2026-03-19
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCurrent Issues in Tourism (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1368-3500 • E-ISSN: 1747-7603
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13683500.2025.2472415
OpenAlexW4408664326
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas43

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the political turmoil and refugee issues have led to strong negative impacts on the tourism industries of neighbouring countries. This research explores the extent and the impacts of political instabilities or armed conflicts on tourism development in the European area. Difference-in-Differences design is built, and then various robustness checks are tested to investigate the relationship between the wars and significant decreases in tourism. A systematic comparison of the impacts of armed conflicts or wars on neighbouring countries or non-neighbouring countries using monthly time series data from January 2021 to February 2023 for 27 European countries. The results demonstrate that compared to non-neighbouring countries, neighbouring countries' tourism development was indeed hurt by armed conflicts. The novel contribution of this study is to tell the world that war impacts have far and deep-reaching consequences not only for Russia and Ukraine but also for their neighbouring countries. The findings also imply that political turmoil, especially wars, can devastate tourists’ security concerns for their travel destinations and then ruin the entire tourism industry

Development economics · Economics · Economy · Political economy · Political science · Tourism · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine · Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones · Law