Destination Resilience and Competitiveness in Times of COVID-19 Coronavirus: The Case of United Arab Emirates.
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Tourism is one of the fastest-growing industries; many countries' GDP highly depends on the tourism industry, but there were moments recently where countries experienced a setback that caused a considerable effect on people's lives due to the pandemic. In the case of the current study, we analyzed the destination resilience and competitiveness in the face of setbacks, from Covid-19 in the United Arab Emirates. To carry out this research, we used primary and secondary methods through a survey and KH Coder Analysis based on the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index model from the World Economic Forum (2007). This study is crucial as it can strongly support by giving important guidelines to local authorities on how to remain competitive and resilient during the Covid-19 pandemic through the proposed tourism sustainability map model.
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