IMPACTS OF CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC ON TOURISM OF CENTRAL ASIA

Аннотация

Central Asian (CA) countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan) are one of the most developing states in tourism sector for attracting many tourists with its rich history and culture. During the period 2020 to 2022 tourism industry of these nations highly damaged by COVID-19 and it showed its negative impacts on Gross Domestic Products (GDP), social life, industries and other sectors of life in countries all over the world. This research takes the first step in exploring the impact of COVID-19 on tourist arrivals, tourism imports, GDP of CA countries, and it also analyzes a comparison between pre-pandemic and post Covid-19 conditions of tourism industry, and we use latest data and statistics for clarification it, as well. This study utilized only secondary data and it has been collected by previous studies and literature reviews. Several pieces of research and thesis papers, government documents used for collecting essential information for study.