Travel Behaviour after the Pandemic: The Case of Bulgaria

The paper analyses the travel intentions of tourists in the post-pandemic world. The sample includes 974 respondents from Bulgaria. The findings show that most of the respondents are ready to travel within two months after travel is allowed in the country. For their first trip, respondents will travel in the country, by their car and with their family. Hygiene, disinfection and reliable health system in a destination will be the leading factors in travellers’ decisions, according to the findings. Women and older respondents have higher health and safety preferences than do men and younger respondents.

Keywords: COVID-19; travel behaviour; travel motivations; post-viral tourism; Bulgaria

JEL Classification: D1

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Ivanova, Maya G. and Ivanov, Ivan and Ivanov, Stanislav Hristov and Ivanov, Stanislav Hristov, Travel Behaviour after the Pandemic: The Case of Bulgaria (December 26, 2020). Anatolia: An international journal of tourism and hospitality research (2020). doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13032917.2020.1818267, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3755526 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3755526