Purpose

The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of the acceptance of national governments’ restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic on the citizens’ safety perceptions of daily life and future plans. In particular, the aim is to examine the relationship among the citizens who belong to Generations Y and Z and who represent the future of tourism markets, as tourists and as host communities, in three important receiving countries, namely, Egypt, Portugal and Turkey.

Design/methodology/approach

This pilot project gathers data from three important receiving countries located on two continents involving 348 residents from Generations Y and Z. To identify the factors underlying the “acceptance of restrictions and measures” and the “Impacts of the COVID-19 threat on safety perceptions” a factor analysis was carried out. Notably, Pearson's correlation coefficient and a multiple linear regression analysis allowed to analyze the relationships between the two factors and a Kruskal–Wallis test was used to assess the influence of individuals’ country of residence.

Findings

The results reveal that in general, young generations accepted the measures and restrictions imposed by the respective governments. In addition, the present pandemic has a strong impact on their safety perception in daily lives and future plans to travel. Moreover, results prove that between the three countries there are dissimilarities showing that the countries' situation regarding COVID-19 influences those two dimensions.

Research limitations/implications

This study adds to the development of studies on the impacts of health risks in tourism activity, specifically on the safety measures adopted and their impacts on local receiving communities. It shows that the current pandemic is severely affecting the daily lives and plans for the future of citizens and tourists, which is in accordance with previous studies.

Practical implications

The outcome of this study paves the way for policy-makers in the tourism industry because it presents experiences from Generations Y and Z members, future customers and tourist products consumers, but also from receiving communities.

Social implications

The results of this study bring some light on how local communities, specifically, the younger generations, are facing this pandemic period and on the impact it has on the way they face daily life, future plans and on their level of acceptance of a sector as important as tourism.

Originality/value

To the knowledge, besides the relevant studies already conducted on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the tourism field, no study has yet been carried out to analyze how residents have reacted and accepted the restrictions and security measures imposed by their national governments and their impact on residents’ feelings and perceptions, daily lives and travel plans. Furthermore, the specific impacts of this crisis will have on the younger generations are yet to be analyzed.

中文翻译：

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年轻一代在 COVID-19 背景下的限制接受和风险感知

目的

本研究的目的是分析接受各国政府因 COVID-19 大流行而施加的限制对公民对日常生活和未来计划的安全看法的影响。特别是，目的是检查属于三个重要接收国（即埃及、葡萄牙和土耳其）的 Y 世代和 Z 世代公民之间的关系，他们代表旅游市场的未来，作为游客和东道国社区。

设计/方法/方法

该试点项目从位于两大洲的三个重要接收国收集数据，涉及 Y 世代和 Z 世代的 348 名居民。以确定“接受限制和措施”和“COVID-19 威胁对安全认知的影响”的潜在因素进行了因子分析。值得注意的是，Pearson 相关系数和多元线性回归分析允许分析两个因素之间的关系，并使用 Kruskal-Wallis 检验来评估个人居住国的影响。

发现

结果显示，总体而言，年轻一代接受了各自政府施加的措施和限制。此外，当前的大流行对他们在日常生活中的安全意识和未来的旅行计划有很大影响。此外，结果证明，这三个国家之间存在差异，表明这些国家在 COVID-19 方面的情况会影响这两个方面。

研究限制/影响

这项研究增加了关于旅游活动中健康风险影响的研究的发展，特别是关于所采取的安全措施及其对当地接收社区的影响。这表明当前的大流行正在严重影响公民和游客的日常生活和未来计划，这与先前的研究一致。

实际影响

这项研究的结果为旅游业的政策制定者铺平了道路，因为它展示了 Y 世代和 Z 世代成员、未来客户和旅游产品消费者以及接收社区的经验。

社会影响

这项研究的结果揭示了当地社区，特别是年轻一代如何面对这个大流行时期，以及它对他们面对日常生活的方式、未来计划以及他们对一个行业的接受程度的影响。重要的旅游。

原创性/价值

据了解，除了已经就 COVID-19 危机对旅游领域的影响进行了相关研究外，尚未开展任何研究来分析居民对本国政府和政府施加的限制和安全措施的反应和接受情况。它们对居民的感受和认知、日常生活和旅行计划的影响。此外，这场危机对年轻一代的具体影响还有待分析。