The tourism industry in Ecuador after the coronavirus 2019 pandemic (COVID-2019)

Abstract

The COVID 19 or coronavirus pandemic, which affected the world, Ecuador declared the emergency on March 17, 2020, generating serious damage of all kinds worldwide, generating impacts on health, the economy and especially on the psyche. of the people, in whom a deep fear has remained, the dread of death and the ravages of the pandemic that still persist, there is no country or city in the world that is not still suffering the worst consequences of the crisis that has changed living conditions, this pandemic has also made it possible to put in the balance and awareness of governments the deep and deep-rooted inequality of attention to their countries, especially in the local administrations of Ecuador, there are marked abysses of differences between some cities or towns , many lack minimally adequate water and sanitation services, among other problems, this added to what the economic crisis implies and the isolation that was mandatory, those fateful 3 years, resulted in the closure of many businesses, the loss of jobs, and in the tourism field an incredible decline, which is still perceived, persists although at the moment on a smaller scale, the fear of visiting other places, of leaving home, of meeting in places with many people, the lack of economic resources, etc., has led the tourism industry to a huge crisis, many tourist venues were permanently closed, other tourism businesses are being reactivated with enormous efforts to persist, they are recovering very slowly, especially in communities and towns far from big cities.

Keywords: Pandemic, health, economy, tourism, industry.