The impact of crises on the tourism sector in Syria during the period between 2010-2022

Abstract

Tourism is a locomotive for economic and social development in many countries. Despite this importance, the tourism sector is sensitive and vulnerable to crises of all kinds.                                    

The research aims to study and analyze the reality of the tourism sector in

Syria before and during the crises (the security crisis and the Corona pandemic) that it went through, and the extent of the impact of these crises on its components and its role in economic development, based on the descriptive and analytical approaches. The study reached a set of results, the most important of which are: The crises that Syria experienced negatively affected the tourism sector, as a result of the great damage to tourist and archaeological sites and tourist facilities, the destruction of the infrastructure supporting tourism, and the departure of many tourist areas from the tourism map as a result of the war, in addition to the closure of tourism facilities due to the Corona pandemic, which led to Significant decrease in the rate of tourist arrivals, the decrease in the number of workers in the tourism sector, and the deterioration of its economic indicators, which negatively affected its contribution to advancing the national economy