A Study to Investigate the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Tourist Arrivals in Belize

Abstract

This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourist arrivals in Belize using secondary quantitative data from 2011-2020. The researcher deployed the use of SPSS 25.0 statistical software and advanced technical skills to generate graphical analysis to reveal the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The research concludes that the Coronavirus pandemic has been the worst exogenous shock to the tourism industry. Now, policymakers are at a critical standpoint to access the economic damage and seek ways to rebuild the economy. Although there is a current vaccine to end the global pandemic, the recovery and immunization will take a while before the tourism industry can fully return to normalcy. This report highlights the drastic decline in tourist arrivals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as suggesting ways how the tourism industry can rebound from its global crisis.