Tourism Issues in North Macedonia in Conditions of Global Pandemic (Tour Guiding Challenges)

Naumov, Kliment and Nestoroska, Ivanka (2022) Tourism Issues in North Macedonia in Conditions of Global Pandemic (Tour Guiding Challenges). In: Reviving tourism, in the postpandemic era. School of Economics and Business, International Hellenic University, Greece, pp. 215-227. ISBN 978-618-5630-06-5

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Abstract

The subject of the paper covers issues connected with the influence of the Covid 19 to national tourism and hospitality turnover with a special focus to tour guiding as a very sensitive element of the tourism system. More specifically, the paper achieved the following individual theoretical goals in the establishment of clarity in the distinction of terms related to safety operations in times of pandemic in tourism and hospitality. Countries where tourism plays an important role in the gross GDP, such as Croatia and Montenegro, announced at the beginning of the summer that they were Covid free destinations. Whereas the situation in North Macedonia was much different and the official authorities issued realistic reports. Measures were inappropriate; one can enter the country without a PCR test. Tour guiding and the deadly pandemic don’t go together. The majority of tour guides search for other ways of providing income. Many of them, accepted any job just to be able to survive the health and financial crisis. Tour guides are smart people with universal knowledge and competencies. They are able to seize any chance to be engaged and see opportunities where lots of people see risks.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Tourism, Hospitality, Tour Guiding, COVID19
Subjects:	Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Social Sciences > Economics and Business Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Social Sciences > Other social sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality
Depositing User:	Asst Prof Kliment Naumov
Date Deposited:	09 May 2023 07:03
Last Modified:	09 May 2023 07:03
URI:	https://eprints.uklo.edu.mk/id/eprint/8261

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