The unpredictable ways of climate change, the virocene and the future of tourism in the new normal

Maximiliano E. Korstanje; Sharad Kumar Kulshreshtha

doi:10.5281/zenodo.14226283

Authors

Maximiliano E. Korstanje University of Palermo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5149-1669
Sharad Kumar Kulshreshtha North-Eastern Hill University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7324-8013

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14226283

Keywords:

Climate change, COVID-19, Virocene, Tourism industry, New Normal, Netnography

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated an unparalleled crisis in the circles of tourism industries and beyond. The overcrowding of cities associated with the technological revolution applied to transport has contributed directly to the spreading of the virus worldwide. The tourism industry has been the primary victim and spreader of COVID-19. Though initially, the consequences of the pandemic remain obscured or, at best, uncertain, no less accurate seems to be that scholars have devoted their attention to describing the economic effects on the tourism industry. For some reason, the sociological effects are unexplored in the specialized literature, which is very hard to precise here. These consequences include geopolitical tensions, cultural hostility against strangers, or even the rise of new forms of consumption associated with virtual tourism and IA. This paper discusses the host-guest encounters while basing conclusions on netnography. Since the sample was not statistically represented, the obtained results cannot be extrapolated to other universes. Netnography has received some criticism in recent years, but it remains a fertile ground for understanding certain discrimination-related issues.

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Author Biographies

Maximiliano E. Korstanje, University of Palermo

Ph. D in Social Sociology (2010). University of Palermo, Argentina. MA in Anthropology FLACSO, BA in Tourism Sociology University of Moron. Reader at Economic Faculty, University of Palermo, Argentina. Book Series editor of Advances in Hospitality, Tourism and Service Industries (IGI Global, US), and Tourism Security-Safety and Post Conflict Destinations (Emerald Publishing, UK).

Sharad Kumar Kulshreshtha, North-Eastern Hill University

Ph.D in Tourism Management/ITHM, Dr. BRAU, Agra, INDIA (2011).Master of Tourism Administration /A.M.U. Aligarh INDIA (2004). Master of Commerce / A.M.U. Aligarh INDIA (2001). Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.)/ A.M.U. Aligarh, INDIA (1999). Assistant Professor (Sr. Scale Garde)/Department of Tourism and Hotel Management, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-Meghalaya (India). Member in Editorial Board of International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure, Springer Publication. Member in Editorial Board of International Journal of Tourism Research, Wiley Publication. Advisory Book Series on Tourism Security Safety and Post Conflict Destinations, Emerald Publication. Book Editor of many books and Guest editor in Special Issue on “Tourism in times of COVID-19” Anais Brasileiros de Estudos Turísticos (ABET).

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