The impact of war in Ukraine on the inbound tourism in Lithuania: replication of studies

• Autorzy: Variakojiene J. , Achonen I. , Vaitkeviciute J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The objective of this paper is to examine the planning international arrivals to Lithuania in 2023 and to determine the impact of the war on Lithuanian incoming tourism a year on from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The hypotheses that war in Ukraine has a long-lasting effect decreasing the number of tourist arrivals in the region were tested using a quantitative research method. To do so, the data was collected through an online survey, targeting Lithuanian inbound tour operators providing ground services for international tourists in Lithuania. The timing of the survey (2023, April) provided opportunity to examine the effect of war in Ukraine on inbound tourism. The findings indicate that tourists feel fear about the war and cancel their travel orders. Comparing two surveys, in 2023 tour operators receive fewer cancellations and more bookings than 2022. Tourists from Germany, the United States of America, France, Italy and the United Kingdom have cancelled the most bookings in both years. The main reasons for the decrease in tourist flows are the unsafe situation and the fear of traveling due to the war.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Turystyka i Rozwój Regionalny
• Rocznik: 2023
• Numer: 20
• Opis fizyczny: p.141-149,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Variakojiene J.

• Vilnius University of Applied Sciences

autor

Achonen I.

• Vilnius University of Applied Sciences

autor

Vaitkeviciute J.

• Vilnius University of Applied Sciences

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.22630/TIRR.2023.20.26