ASPECTS OF THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES. RETURN TRENDS

Abstract

Accommodation and Food Service Activities are closely related to the intensity of domestic and international tourist traffic. The travel restrictions imposed by the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic led to the significant restriction of the Romanian tourist circulation of Romanian citizens, as well as, practically, the reduction until the cancellation of the arrivals of foreign tourists. These, in turn, have led to a reduction in hospitality activities and the dismissal of a significant proportion of employees in this field, with negative economic and social implications. The results of our analysis highlights the fact that if the Covid-19 epidemic did not break out, the Romanian tourism industry would have continued to develop, and the number of employees in this field would have evolved. However, the year 2021 brings a revival of Accommodation and Food Service Activities so that the number of employees in the field of hospitality tends to approach the form and amplitude of the evolutions registered in the periods before the pandemic.

Keywords

• accommodation and food service activities
• covid-19
• employees
• tourist traffic