J 2021

Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Regulation to Tourism in the Czech Republic.

NOVOTNÝ, Lukáš and Pavlína PELLEŠOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Regulation to Tourism in the Czech Republic.

Authors

NOVOTNÝ, Lukáš (203 Czech Republic) and Pavlína PELLEŠOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Central European Public Administration Review, 2021, 2591-2240

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50204 Business and management

Country of publisher

Slovenia

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

RIV identification code

RIV/47813059:19520/21:A0000206

Organization unit

School of Business Administration in Karvina

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.17573/cepar.2021.1.09

Keywords in English

tourist guide; public administration; Covid-19; tourism; Czech Republic; management.

Tags

Reviewed
Změněno: 21/8/2024 09:54, doc. Ing. Pavlína Pellešová, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

The article deals with issues concerning the regulation of tourism during the Covid-19 crisis in the Czech Republic. Tourism is among the most affected economic sectors by the current pandemic. During the pandemic, the State compensated the financial losses of tourist guides, but such compensations were – according to the guides themselves – insufficient. The aim of the research was to find out how tourist guides see the Czech crisis legislation with regard to tourism and the legislative measures taken by the Czech Government and Ministry of Regional Development to support tourism. For such purpose, questionnaires were distributed to employees in tourism – guides, particularly. We examined their attitudes to the tourism legislation in the Czech Republic in connection with the pandemic situation as well as public administration. Next, in-depth interviews were conducted. On the one hand, the research revealed great interest of tourist guides in the legislation and the current situation in the Czech Republic. On the other hand, it showed a negative evaluation of the adopted legislative measures and crisis legislation. On the basis of the research, the most important aid factors were identified: financial aid, greater support from the State and municipalities, exemption of social security and health insurance payments, promotion of tourism and guide services, support in the form of upgrading skills and retraining. The empirical part of the research, which used the Chi-Square Test of Independence, pointed to a dependence between gender and the attitude related to the legislation knowledge, between gender and monitoring of the current situation in European legislation concerning tourism and tourist guides, and between gender and attitudes when evaluating the legislative measures adopted by the Czech Government and Ministry of Regional Development in relation to tourism support. At the end of the study, some recommendations are provided on how to improve the present situation.
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