Professor Farhad Panah oglu Rahmanov (farhad.rahmanov@atmu.edu.az)
Doctor of Economics, Azerbaijan State Economic University (UNEC). Honored Teacher of the Republic
Associate Professor Gojayeva Elmira Magomed (e.qocayeva @atmu.edu.az)
Doctor of Philosophy in Economic Sciences, Head of the Department: “Marketing”, Azerbaijan Tourism and Management University
Associate Professor Elchin Bahman oglu Suleymanov (elsuleymanov@beu.edu.az)
Doctor of Philosophy, Vice-Rector for Science of Baku Engineering University
Associate professor Shahla Huseynova Akif (shahla_huseynova@unec.edu.az)
Doctor of Philosophy in Economic Sciences, Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)
Purpose of the study: To investigate the consequences of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the subsequent attitude of citizens of the republic to travel.
Research methodology: In the course of the study, both general theoretical methods were used: analysis and synthesis, deduction and induction, generalization, theoretical modeling, methods of grouping and comparison, and empirical methods: document analysis, content analysis, sociological surveys (questionnaires and interviews). The theoretical and methodological basis for the sociological analysis of the strategy and tactics of various countries in the context of the coronavirus epidemic is at the stage of comparative studies and the application of their results in the practice of managing the tourism industry.
The practical significance of the study lies in the fact that the experience of the development of domestic tourism in the country in the subsequent post-pandemic period was generalized. The author also developed a research aspect to improve and optimize the development of domestic tourism in the country.
Research results: Based on the sociological survey conducted by the authors in the context of new behavioral stereotypes (increased anxiety, concern about the guarantee of non-infection with COVID-19, etc.), the short-term and medium-term effect of the impact of the pandemic on domestic and inbound tourism in Azerbaijan was analyzed.
Originality and scientific novelty of the research: The most significant scientific results obtained personally by the author and constituting the scientific novelty of the research are as follows: the prospects for the development of domestic and inbound tourism in the republic in modern conditions and in the post-pandemic period, changes in the behavioral stereotypes of potential travelers: behavior strategies in depending on financial opportunities for travel, their preferences in the use of intermediaries, attitude towards collective accommodation facilities, behavior in the use of additional disinfectants in residential premises, and other practices.
Key words: coronavirus pandemic, tourism industry, behavioral stereotypes, accommodation facilities, sociological survey, agrоtourism.
JEL Classification: F01; F60; I25; O11; Z32
