Travel Intentions After Covid-19: A Comparative Assessment of Tourist Motivation
and Willingness to Travel in Bulgaria and Azerbaijan
Authors:
Desislava
Varadzhakova
National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy, and Geography – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia
Aleksandar
Naydenov
University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria
Nikola
Naumov
University of Northampton, United Kingdom
Farhad
Rahmanov
Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)
Elmira
Gojayeva
Azerbaijan Tourism and Management University
Elchin
Suleymanov
Baku Engineering University, Azerbaijan
Pages:
37-
48
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54664/QZFP3742
Abstract:
The research explores post-pandemic travel intentions, the availability of travel funds and accommodation
preferences in Bulgaria and Azerbaijan – two countries with similar demographic and territorial
characteristics but relatively different consumption patterns and tourist behaviour. In both countries,
tourism forms a major part of the national economy and it has been hit by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The findings reveal major differences between the responses received in these countries in terms of how
respondents perceive the current phase of the pandemic, and of post-pandemic travel intentions. The study
concludes that it will be difficult to implement a common strategy for a post-pandemic tourism recovery.
Keywords:
tourism; COVID-19; Bulgaria; Azerbaijan; tourist motivation
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