Özet:

Tourist behavior can easily be negatively affected by many environmental factors, and the main effects are threats to the health of tourists. The COVID-19 threat and the uncertainty of the tourism sector and tourists are the biggest problem. This study aims to identify the expectations and thoughts of Turkish tourists to take a vacation after the COVID-19 epidemic, which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019 and spread throughout the world. In the framework of the epidemiological measures, various local and regional restrictions have occurred, and the conversations with local tourists have been gathered through the online form prepared. The number of participants in the study is 571. According to the results of the study, after the COVID-19 epidemic tourists changed their holiday plans. A significant proportion of tourists said that if travel ban expires, they are thinking of taking a vacation during the July-October period and want to stay in small-scale boutique facilities. Turists also believe that tourism should take measures in particular in the provision of cleaning-hygiene and social distance. The findings of this study may contribute to the shaping of the activities of tourism companies.

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