Version 1
: Received: 15 April 2021 / Approved: 19 April 2021 / Online: 19 April 2021 (12:26:19 CEST)
Version 2
: Received: 5 May 2021 / Approved: 7 May 2021 / Online: 7 May 2021 (09:00:17 CEST)
Păcurar, C.M.; Albu, R.-G.; Păcurar, V.D. Tourist Route Optimization in the Context of Covid-19 Pandemic. Sustainability2021, 13, 5492.
Păcurar, C.M.; Albu, R.-G.; Păcurar, V.D. Tourist Route Optimization in the Context of Covid-19 Pandemic. Sustainability 2021, 13, 5492.
Abstract
he paper presents an innovative method for tourist route planning inside a destination. The necessity of reorganizing the tourist routes within a destination comes as an immediate response to the Covid-19 crisis. The implementation of the method inside tourist destinations can bring an important advantage in transforming a destination into a safer destination in times of Covid-19 and post-Covid-19. The existing trend of shortening the tourist stay length has been accelerated while the epidemic became a pandemic. Moreover, the wariness for future pandemics has brought into spotlight the issue of overcrowded attractions inside a destination at certain moments. The method presented in this paper proposes a backtracking algorithm, more precisely an adaptation of the travelling salesman problem. The method presented is aimed to facilitate the navigation inside a destination and to revive certain less-visited sightseeing spots inside a destination while facilitating conformation with the social distancing measures imposed for Covid-19 control.
Keywords
Covid-19; social distancing; route planning inside a destination; urban tourism; backtracking algorithm; Brașov, sustainable development; tourist route optimization
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Received:
7 May 2021
Commenter:
Cristina Maria Pacurar
Commenter's Conflict of Interests:
Author
Comment:
Added section 4.1, added an analysis of the Covid impact in tourism in Brasov, added an analysis of the length of the tourist stay, added a systematic literature review and new references
Commenter: Cristina Maria Pacurar
Commenter's Conflict of Interests: Author