COVID-19 and its potential impact on stages of tourist Destination Development

Literature on the impacts of COVID 19 reveals thathow effects pandemic may be experienced at destinations in different stages their development has not been studied. This paper discusses impact a break tourism visitation to caused by and uses Tourism Area Life Cycle model as framework from which argue that scale importance will vary depending stage cycle reached any specific destination. Such range short term temporary loss tourists permanent departure destination tourism. It is argued nature degree recovery market speed level recovery, permanence impacts, likelihood retaining overall appeal after ended, development. The concludes with discussion possibility using reposition themselves terms markets, attempting modify industry itself.