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ItemAssessing behavioral intention of outbound travelers' travel bubbles amid covid-19 in Phnom Penh, CambodiaPurpose: Travel Bubbles could be one of the solutions for outbound travelers in Cambodia during COVID-19, the research investigates the factors that influence the behavioral intention of outbound travelers to consider the travel bubbles amid COVID-19 in Phnom Penh. The key constructs are perceived usefulness, government support, innovativeness, trust, perceived risk, social influences, price value, and behavioral intention. Research design, data, and methodology: This study employs a quantitative method through the survey distribution to 500 participants. The sampling techniques involve judgmental, convenience, and snowball sampling. Before the data collection, the construct validity and reliability test were conducted by The Item Objective Congruence (IOC) Index and Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient value of the pilot test of 50 respondents. The data analysis was made in SPSS AMOS, applying Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Results: The findings present that perceived usefulness, trust, perceived risk, social influences, and price value significantly influence behavioral intention, whereas government support and innovativeness have no significant influence on behavioral intention to adopt travel bubbles. Conclusions: This study contributes to its significance for the Cambodian tourism industry to understand the right action and approach effectively to reengage with the travel savvy in the recovery period during and post-pandemic.
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ItemImpact of Covid-19 on liquidity, profitability, and financial health: a case study of 3 sectors from stock exchange of ThailandPurpose-To test the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on Profitability, Liquidity, and Financial Health on the selected 3 sectors which are Tourism and Leisure Sector, Transportation and Logistics Sector, and Health Care Service Sector of the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Design/methodology/approach-The author uses Wilcoxon MEAN and MEDIAN tests to test the statistically difference between the financial ratios from year 2019 and 2020. The 10 independent variables of financial ratios are ROA, ROE, Net Profit Margin, Acid Test, Current Ratio, Cash Ratio, Operating Cash Flow Ratio, Total Asset Turnover, Debt to Assets Ratio, Debt to Equity Ratio. Findings-The result confirms the hypothesis that there is a significantly different in the result of Tourism and Leisure Sector on ROA, ROE, Net Profit Margin, and Total Asset Turnover. Which represent the dramatically impact of covid-19 on the Profitability and Financial Health of the firm. While there are not significantly different in Transportation and Logistic Sector and Health Care Sector. Research implications-Researcher can use this Wilcoxon test in other sectors Thailand or in other country. The investors are not recommended to invest in the stock under the sector of tourism and leisure sector due to the financial performance which effected by the covid-19 pandemic. However, investors who concentrate on long-term investing in securities may get beneficial opportunities by using the information to forecast the firm’s position and direction. The investors should not be so panic about the performance of companies in other sectors because the financial performances of the companies in those sectors have not been significantly changed from covid-19 pandemic.
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ItemPerceptions and attitudes of upper Myanmar students and parents towards online learning: a case study of an internationa school in Mandalay during the COVID-19 pandemic( 2021) Garton, Michael ; Athipat CleesuntornThe aim of this study was to analyse and compare students’ and parents’ perceptions and attitudes towards online learning. The research took place at an international school in Mandalay, currently undergoing a period of online learning due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A seeming widespread disinclination towards this form of instruction lead to a focus on perceptions and attitudes and use of the Technology Acceptance Model. The reason for comparing the generations was to determine whether students, ‘digital natives’, would take more readily to online learning than their ‘digital immigrant’ parents, often deemed members of a ‘missing generation’ in Myanmar. Data and opinions were collected via electronic questionnaires from a total of 305 participants and examined using statistical analysis software. Multiple Linear Regression analyses were carried out to determine the influence of the independent variables, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness, on attitude in both generations. A t-test was also conducted to compare values between generations. Perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness were shown to be good predictors for attitude in both generations, confirming results of earlier studies. No significant variances could be found in students’ and parents’ attitudes. However, there was a statistically significant difference for perceived usefulness, which contradicted the assumption that students would see more value in online learning than their parents. Opinions provided additional contextual data and highlighted several overriding concerns. Future research should widen the scope and examine actual use and effectiveness of online learning tools.
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ItemA studyon the impact of COVID-19 crisis on three-four star hotels in MyanmarThe study aims to understand how three stars and four stars hotels in Myanmar survive during COVID-19 outbreak and impact of COVID-19 crisis on three stars and four stars hotels in Myanmar. The researcher used qualitative analysis methods, by semi-structured in-depth interviews, collected raw datafrom sixteen local guests, one long-stay foreigner and five hotel managers in Mandalay and Muse during May to August 2020. To analyses the data, the study used thematic analysis method. The findings of the study are that all three-star and four-star hotels in Myanmar follow safety instruction and internationally-accepted safety standard to ensure the health, safety and well-being of the hotels’ guests and employees. Hotels were using hospital-grade disinfectants and disinfected common area inside the hotelthree times a day. Hotel staff are requested to wear a face shield, mask, gloves and PPE suit. From the guest’ perspective, every hotel at least had to implement WHO protocols because they have high expectations of hygiene, cleanliness and safety before and during their stay. It is believed that by being able to identify a crisis situation and determine a positive management response, the Myanmar hotel industry has indeed learned its lessons on how to cope with similar situations in the future.
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ItemSustainable scenic tourism: a case study of Changchun city, ChinaWith the outbreak of Covid-19, tourism industry all over the world has been affected, and the concept of sustainable development is especially important in this special period. This paper takes Changchun scenic area as the research object, conducts sustainable development research, analyzes and summarizes the problems in the sustainable development of Changchun scenic area tourism and puts forward targeted suggestions, which can provide practical reference for the sustainable development of Changchun scenic area tourism. In this study, 10 tourism practitioners, including 6 managers and 4 scholars, were selected for interviews from February 28 to March 14, 2022 using the purposive sampling method, through whom the current situation and main problems of the development of scenic tourism in Changchun were known. Finally, combining with relevant research results, targeted strategies and suggestions are proposed to promote the sustainable development of scenic tourism in Changchun. The main conclusion of this paper: the concept of sustainability is the guideline for the development of scenic tourism in Changchun under the epidemic, incorporating different tourism projects, diversified promotion programs, detailed personnel training strategies and careful ecological environmental protection into the overall planning of scenic areas to achieve the goals of unified management, comprehensive protection, scientific development and sustainable management.