Role of Creativity, Innovations, Digital and Cognitive Technologies for Marketing of Family, Small and Medium Tourism Businesses in Regional Economic Development During and After Coronavirus Pandemic

Authors

  • Yuriy Dyachenko Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6580-8874
  • Oleksandra Humenna National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3725-5272
  • Olena Zelenko Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4880-246X
  • Benoit Ngabonziza Geneva Business School

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2036-5195/12330

Keywords:

Tourism, Marketing, Innovations, Cognitive technologies

Abstract

The article highlights challenges that face the tourism industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The analytical reports identified key negative trends and the impact of the tourism industry on socio-economic development indicators. The analysis of the historical facts of the development of crisis phenomena in the tourism sector provided an opportunity to state the fact of cyclical formation on the basis of biological threats in different regions of the world. In the context of this study, the main problems ofthe development of the tourism industry of Ukraine against the background of the pandemic and economic crisis are highlighted. Roadmap for overcoming the crisis presents innovative tools based on cognitive technologies such as neuromarketing, mobile marketing, blog marketing, event marketing, branding, as well as diversification of tourism entities, proposed to support small and medium-sized businesses operating in the tourism sector that have suffered the most from coronavirus measures. This article summarizes and analyses the successful examples of implementation of these tools for tourism enterprises in Ukraine and the world. It is concluded that the main condition to overcome the crisis, to develop successful tourism destinations, and to create sustainable development is the collaboration between businesses, community, and policymakers.

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2021-07-28

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Dyachenko, Y., Humenna, O., Zelenko, O., & Ngabonziza, B. (2021). Role of Creativity, Innovations, Digital and Cognitive Technologies for Marketing of Family, Small and Medium Tourism Businesses in Regional Economic Development During and After Coronavirus Pandemic. Almatourism - Journal of Tourism, Culture and Territorial Development, 12(23), 199–219. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2036-5195/12330

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