The Impact of COVID-19 on Croatian Tourism: A Prisma-Compliant Systematic Literature Review
Katerina Fotova Čiković - University North, Croatia, Trg dr. Žarka Dolinara 1, 48000 Koprivnica, Croatia
Violeta Cvetkoska - Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Economics – Skopje, bul. Goce Delcev 9V, 1000 Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
Trina Mjeda - University North, Croatia, Trg dr. Žarka Dolinara 1, 48000 Koprivnica, Croatia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/tmt.2022-2023.199
Katerina Fotova Čiković - University North, Croatia, Trg dr. Žarka Dolinara 1, 48000 Koprivnica, Croatia
Violeta Cvetkoska - Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Economics – Skopje, bul. Goce Delcev 9V, 1000 Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
Trina Mjeda - University North, Croatia, Trg dr. Žarka Dolinara 1, 48000 Koprivnica, Croatia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/tmt.2022-2023.199
7th International Thematic Monograph - Modern Management Tools and Economy of Tourism Sector in Present Era, Belgrade, 2022/2023, Published by: Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans in cooperation with the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality, Ohrid, North Macedonia; ISSN 2683-5673, ISBN 978-86-80194-56-1 ; Editors: Vuk Bevanda, associate professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia; Snežana Štetić, full time professor, The College of Tourism, Belgrade, Serbia, Printed by: SKRIPTA International, Belgrade
Abstract: COVID-19 has drastically altered the world in 2020 and influenced all aspects of people’s lives and the ways businesses operate. The tourism sec- tor was one of the economic sectors that were hit hardest by the global pan- demic. Considering thatthe tourism sector in Croatiaisone of the key econom- ic sectors that contribute highly to the GDP, this paper provides a systematic literature review of studies investigating the impact of COVID-19 on tourism in the case of Croatia. Therefore, the goal was to survey and give a summary of the relevant papers published regarding the impact of COVID-19 on Croatian tourism aswell as to investigate the current state of the art in this specific field, highlighting the findings regarding the COVID-19’s impact on Croatian tour- ism. The PRISMA guidelines have been applied by using the keywords: „tour- ism“, „COVID-19“ and „Croatia“ to the Scopus scientific database from its in- ception to 07 October 2022, and a manual abstract and full-text screening and review of the references of relevant studies wasconductedthereafter. This resulted in 18 relevant published papers in peer-indexed journals in the Scopusdatabase. The findings could be of great practical contribution to the government, policymakers and local tourist authorities and communities.
Keywords: Tourism; COVID-19; Croatia; Literature review; PRISMA guidelines
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Page, M. J., McKenzie, J. E., Bossuyt, P. M., Boutron, I., Hoffmann, T. C., Mulrow, C. D., Shamseer, L., Tetzlaff, J. M., Akl, E. A., Brennan, S. E., Chou, R., Glanville, J., Grimshaw, J. M., Hrób-
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Payne, J. E., Gil-Alana, L. A., & Mervar, A. (2022). Persistence in Croatian tourism: The impact of COVID-19. Tourism Economics 28(6), 1676-1682. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354816621999969 Payne, J. E., Nazlioglu, S., & Mervar, A. (2022). Economic Policy Uncertainty and International Tourist Arrivals: A Disaggregated Analysis of the Croatian Adriatic Coast. Tourism Econom-
ics. Accepted for publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/13548166221078807
Roška, V. (2021). COVID-19 Tourist Seasons and Business Activities of Listed Hotel Compa- nies in Croatia. WSEAS Transactions on Business and Economics, 18, 1291-1303. https://doi. org/10.37394/23207.2021.18.120
Ružić, I., & Popek Biškupec, P. (2021). Assessment of the pandemic shock on the tourism sector - the case of Croatia. Tourism challenges amid COVID-19 (TISC 2021) –Thematic proceedings, 247- 262. https://doi.org/10.52370/TISC21247IR
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Keywords: Tourism; COVID-19; Croatia; Literature review; PRISMA guidelines
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Alkier, R., Perić, G., & Milojica, V. (2021). Analysis of the state of Tourism of the Republic of Croa- tia and Developmental Perspectives in the Post-Pandemic Period. In: Karabašević, D., Vukotić,
S. & Popović, G. (eds.) International Scientific & Professional Conference MEFkon 2021 In- novation as the Initiator of Development: International Conference Proceedings. 182- 196.
Bašić, M., & Škorić, M. (2020). Croatia: Q1-Q3 2020 tourism results in context of COVID-19 pan- demic. In: Burilović, L., Radoš, T. & Recker, N. (eds.) 63rd International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development – Building Resilient Society, 259-268.
Braje, I. N., Dumančić, K., & Hruška, D. (2022). Building resilience in times of global cri- sis: the tourism sector in Croatia. European Political Science. https://doi.org/10.1057/ s41304-022-00384-8
Cervova, L., & Vavrova, J. (2021). Customer-Based Brand Equity for a Tourism Destination: The Case of Croatia. Economies, 9(4), 178. https://doi.org/10.3390/economies9040178
Čorak, S., Boranić Živoder, S., & Marušić, Y. (2020). Opportunities for tourism recovery and de- velopment during and after COVID-19: Views of tourism scholars versus tourism practi- tioners. Tourism: An International Interdisciplinary Journal 68(4), 434 – 449, https://doi. org/10.37741/t.68.4.5
Dadić, I., Slivar, I., & Floričić, T. (2022). Online Reservations and Hotel Distribution Channels in European Tourism: A Case of Croatia. Central European Business Review 11(1), https://doi. org/10.18267/j.cebr.272
Domazet, K., Banjšak, L., & Vodanović, M. (2022). Perception of dental medicine students on den- tal tourism. Journal of Stomatology, 75(2), 115-121. https://doi.org/10.5114/jos.2022.117402
Fotova Čiković, K., Lozić, K., & Milković, M. (2022). Efficiency Evaluation in the Tourism Sector in Croatia and Serbia: Applications of Data Envelopment Analysis. 6th International The- matic Monograph: Modern Management Tools and Economy of Tourism Sector in Present Era, 221-235. https://doi.org/10.31410/tmt.2021-2022.221
Gluvačević, D., & Grgas, Z. (2021). Procjena utjecaja pandemije bolesti COVID-19 na komu- nikaciju manifestacija u hrvatskom turizmu. Medijska istraživanja 27(2), 83-101, https://doi. org/10.22572/mi.27.2.4
Gricar, S., Baldigara, T., & Šugar, V. (2021). Sustainable Determinants That Affect Tourist Arriv- al Forecasting. Sustainability 13, 9659. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13179659
Gričar, S., Šugar, V., & Baldigara, T. (2022). Some considerations about tourist arrivals and the COVID-19 pandemic - evidence from Slovenia and Croatia. Economic Research-Ekonoms- ka Istraživanja, 35(1), 6801-6819. https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677x.2022.2053781
Gričar, S., Šugar, V., & Bojnec, Š. (2021). The missing link between wages and labour produc- tivity in tourism: evidence from Croatia and Slovenia. Economic Research-Ekonomska Is- traživanja, 34(1), 732-753, https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677x.2020.1804427
Grofelnik, H. (2020). Assessment of acceptable tourism beach carrying capacity in both normal and COVID-19 pandemic conditions – case study of the Town of Mali Lošinj. Hrvatski Ge- ografski Glasnik 82 (2), 131−152. https://doi.org/10.21861/hgg.2020.82.02.05
Łapko, A., Hącia, E., Strulak-Wójcikiewicz, R., Çınar, K., Panai, E., & Lučić, L. (2021). Eco-Friend- ly Tourism Decision Making during COVID-19—Sailing Tourism Example. Sustainability, 14(1), 134. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14010134
Lovrinčević, Ž., Mikulić, D., & Keček, D. (2021). Izlazna gospodarska strategija Hrvatske u vri- jeme pandemije COVID-19 i značaj regionalne strukture gospodarstva. Ekonomski pregled, 72(3), 449-485. https://doi.org/10.32910/ep.72.3.6
Mataković, H. (2021). Tourism data in Croatia assessed by Benford's law. Journal of Public Ad- ministration, Finance and Law, 19, 166-184. https://doi.org/10.47743/jopafl-2021-19-13
Mikac, R., & Kravaršćan, K. (2021). Croatian Tourism Sector and Crisis Management - A Case Study Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Tourism: An International Interdisciplinary Journal 69(4), 611 – 629, https://doi.org/10.37741/t.69.4.9
Moher, D., Liberati, A., Tetzlaff, J., Altman, D. G., Altman, D., Antes, G., Atkins, D., Barbour, V., Barrowman, N., Berlin, J. A., Clark, J., Clarke, M., Cook, D., D’Amico, R., Deeks, J. J., De- vereaux, P. J., Dickersin, K., Egger, M., Ernst, E., … Tugwell, P. (2009). Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: The PRISMA statement. PLoS Medicine, 6(7). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000097
Mučalo, M., & Šulentić, A. (2021). Radio in the Promotion of Croatian Tourism: The Age of Covid-19 and Afterwards. Medijska istraživanja 27(2), 103-126. https://doi.org/10.22572/ mi.27.2.5
Page, M. J., McKenzie, J. E., Bossuyt, P. M., Boutron, I., Hoffmann, T. C., Mulrow, C. D., Shamseer, L., Tetzlaff, J. M., Akl, E. A., Brennan, S. E., Chou, R., Glanville, J., Grimshaw, J. M., Hrób-
jartsson, A., Lalu, M. M., Li, T., Loder, E. W., Mayo-Wilson, E., McDonald, S., … Moher, D. (2021). The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews. BMJ, n71. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n71
Payne, J. E., Gil-Alana, L. A., & Mervar, A. (2022). Persistence in Croatian tourism: The impact of COVID-19. Tourism Economics 28(6), 1676-1682. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354816621999969 Payne, J. E., Nazlioglu, S., & Mervar, A. (2022). Economic Policy Uncertainty and International Tourist Arrivals: A Disaggregated Analysis of the Croatian Adriatic Coast. Tourism Econom-
ics. Accepted for publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/13548166221078807
Roška, V. (2021). COVID-19 Tourist Seasons and Business Activities of Listed Hotel Compa- nies in Croatia. WSEAS Transactions on Business and Economics, 18, 1291-1303. https://doi. org/10.37394/23207.2021.18.120
Ružić, I., & Popek Biškupec, P. (2021). Assessment of the pandemic shock on the tourism sector - the case of Croatia. Tourism challenges amid COVID-19 (TISC 2021) –Thematic proceedings, 247- 262. https://doi.org/10.52370/TISC21247IR
Škare, M., Soriano, D. R., & Porada-Rochoń, M. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 on the travel and tourism industry. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 163, 120469. https://doi. org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120469
Škrinjarić, T. (2018). Evaluation of environmentally conscious tourism industry: Case of Croatian
counties. Tourism: An International Interdisciplinary Journal, 66 (3), 254-268.
Stambuj, A. (2021). Modeling tourism demand in continental Croatia using piecewise regression models. In: Janjusevic, J., Taheri, B. & Kozina, M. (eds.) 69th International Scientific Confer- ence on Economic and Social Development – "Sustainability and Post Covid World": Book of Proceedings, 26-40.
Stojanovska-Stefanova, A., & Magdinceva-Sopova, M. (2021). The impact of COVID-19 on world tourism. Tourism challenges amid COVID-19 (TISC 2021) – Thematic proceedings, 78 - 93. https://doi.org/10.52370/TISC2178AS
Šulc, I., & Fuerst-Bjeliš, B. (2021). Changes of tourism trajectories in (post)covidian world: Cro- atian perspectives. Research in Globalization 3: 100052, 1-9, https://doi.org/10.1016/j. resglo.2021.100052
Telbisz, T., Šulc, I., Mari, L., & Radeljak Kaufmann, P. (2022). Attitudes and preferences of visitors of Krka National Park, Croatia. Hungarian Geographical Bulletin 71 (2) 117–132. https://doi. org/10.15201/hungeobull.71.2.2
WTTC. (2020). World Travel and Tourism Council. Croatia 2020 Annual Research: Key High- lights. Retrieved from https://wttc.org/Research/EconomicImpact/moduleId/704/itemId/96/ controller/DownloadRequest/action/QuickDownload
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