TOURISM IN TIMES OF PANDEMICS. COVID-19 IN LATIN AMERICA

Abstract

Tourism has proven to be an economic activity with a high degree of sensitivity. The current pandemic confirms it. This paper seeks to contribute to the global discussion with a review of the literature and technical reports from official tourism agencies focused on Latin America. It uses the multistep analytical-synthetic qualitative method to address the available case studies, and it has systematized the reports publishing official data at the regional and global level. It A review of specialized literature articulating the subtopics: pandemics, resilience, and crisis management models in tourism is carried out. Additionally, it includes a compilation of the actions promoted by the world organizations directly involved, and the governments of the region. The main effects of the pandemic are not limited to the socio-economic effects on the world and Latin American tourism but also extend to the effects on the psychological behavior and preferences of post-covid-19 tourists.