The Response of the Romanian Hospitality Industry to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Focus on the Restaurant Industry

Oana-Diana Crîșmariu (), Mihail-Ovidiu Tănase (), Iulian Tenie () and Awatef Abdallah ()
Additional contact information
Oana-Diana Crîșmariu: Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Mihail-Ovidiu Tănase: Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Iulian Tenie: Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Awatef Abdallah: Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

CACTUS - The Tourism Journal for Research, Education, Culture and Soul, 2022, vol. 25, issue 1

Abstract: The pandemic situation that began in 2019 directly affected all industries. The most affected industries are: airlines, cruises, HORECA, entertainment, etc. The restaurant industry, which is part of the HORECA industry, was severely affected throughout the world. The industry faced many restrictions in 2020 and 2021. Among most common, we can mention: temporary suspension of the activity, limited operating hours and available seats, access restrictions (like EU Green Certificate, for indoor activities), etc. As a response to legal regulations in order to avoid the spread of the virus, but also to prevent a further economic downturn, each industry had to take various measures.This article contains a theoretical overview of the evolution of the restaurant industry during the pandemic, from March 2020 to the present day. An analysis, based on qualitative research, of representative restaurants, in their category, for Romania shows how different actions were taken to adapt to the new normal. Furthermore, the research presents an important view of the future of the industry. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the changes produced and the adaptability of the restaurant industry to the current and ever-changing situation. The results revealed many interesting measures that similar companies and hope for better times.

Keywords: Restaurant industry response; COVID-19; Romania (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L83 M19 Z31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://cactus-journal-of-tourism.ase.ro/Pdf/vol_4_1/IV_8_Crismariu_et_al.pdf (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bum:cactus:cactus-2022-9

Access Statistics for this article

CACTUS - The Tourism Journal for Research, Education, Culture and Soul is currently edited by CACTUS Editorial Team

More articles in CACTUS - The Tourism Journal for Research, Education, Culture and Soul from Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Bibliographic data for series maintained by CACTUS Editorial Team ().