Os impactos da Covid-19 no setor de turismo no estado de Goiás, entre os meses de abril de 2020 e maio de 2021

Abstract

The pandemic period was highly impactful for the tourism sector, because with the restrictive measures due to the state of public calamity and the social isolation to avoid the spread of the disease, people stopped doing their activities, causing a series of negative factors for several areas and especially for the tourism sector. Thus, the objective of this work is to carry out a detailed study of the tourism scenario in the State of Goiás, presenting the results obtained through a survey conducted by the Tourism Observatory of the State of Goiás (OTGO) in partnership with the Brazilian Network of Tourism Observatories (RBOT). In this way, it seeks to investigate what impacted tourism, what changes occurred during the pandemic period, and finally, whether there was any improvement after the first months of the pandemic. The results achieved point out that the tourism sector was overly affected considering the scenario of imbalance and instability in the state of Goiás. It is concluded that the Covid-19 affected all sectors, especially those linked with economic activity, being evidenced that tourism had difficulty in resuming its activities normally, since the post-pandemic phase represented a major obstacle for all areas of tourism in Goiás.