Tourist Route Optimization in the Context of Covid-19 Pandemic

Cristina Maria Păcurar, Ruxandra-Gabriela Albu and Victor Dan Păcurar
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Cristina Maria Păcurar: Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Transilvania University of Braşov, 29 Eroilor Blvd., 500036 Braşov, Romania
Ruxandra-Gabriela Albu: Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business Administration, Transilvania University of Braşov, 29 Eroilor Blvd., 500036 Braşov, Romania
Victor Dan Păcurar: Faculty of Silviculture and Forest Engineering, Transilvania University of Braşov, 29 Eroilor Blvd., 500036 Braşov, Romania

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 10, 1-17

Abstract: The 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 one 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; Braşov; sustainable development; tourist route optimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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