Afraid to travel after COVID-19? Self-protection, coping and resilience against pandemic ‘travel fear’

• Published in: Tourism management (1982) Vol. 83; p. 104261
• Main Authors: Zheng, Danni, Luo, Qiuju, Ritchie, Brent W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2021
• Subjects: China; Coping; COVID-19; Pandemic; Protection motivation; Resilience; Travel fear; COVID-19; China; Pandemic; Protection motivation; Coping; Travel fear; Resilience

COVID-19 has generated an unprecedented level of public fear, likely impeding tourism industry recovery after the pandemic is over. This study explores what trigger the public's pandemic ‘travel fear’ and how people impose self-protection, coping and resilience related to travel. The study inte...