Dopady pandemie SARS CoV-2 na návštěvnost památek UNESCO v Česku očima návštěvníků

Impact of the SARS CoV-2 Pandemic on Visitor Numbers to UNESCO Sites in the Czechia From the Visitor's Point of View

Libor Lněnička, Tomáš Burda, Tetiana But, Jaroslav Kacetl, Veronika Židová

In: Geografické informácie (Geographical Information), Ročník (Volume) 28, Číslo (Issue) 1, 2024, p. 67-86, ISSN 1337-9453

DOI: 10.17846/GI.2024.28.1.67-86

Abstract

Tourism depends not only on the locational prerequisites of the area, the appeal of attractions, but also on the interest of visitors/tourists. Although new progressive practices and approaches are being introduced in tourism, there is always a close link to the tourism actors/tourists. Any anomaly or abnormality causes fluctuations in visitor arrivals to attractions, which can have devastating consequences for tourism service providers. The intention of the following paper is to demonstrate and evaluate the impacts of the global pandemic covid-19 on the visitation of UNESCO sites in the Czech Republic. Valuable insights from visitors to UNESCO sites were obtained through an extensive questionnaire survey (361 respondents) conducted in 2023. The collected data were analysed and the conclusion discusses possible measures to increase the appeal of UNESCO sites.

Keywords: tourism, UNESCO, heritage, Czechia, questionnaire survey

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