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Interrupted dreams: memories and emotions of travel experiences during Covid-19 breakthrough.

Abstract

This work aims to understand the experiences of tourists who traveled during the Covid-19 breakthrough, exploring the emotions and memories of in a chronological context of the trip. The method is qualitative, based on 21 in-depth interviews with Brazilian tourists who started trips between January and March 2020, contemplating experiences in every continent of the world. The data analysis data was based on grounded theory, through open, axial and selective coding. The results demonstrate the particularities experienced in travel experiences during the pandemic, with emotions that permeate happiness, fear, frustration, tension and relief. Still, it discusses how tourists got involved with travel planning, were pressured socially and made risk assessments before traveling. During the trip, unexpected experiences generated the transfiguration of the trip previously planned, the precarious service and helplessness, as well as self-protection behavior (or not) were listed. Finally, tourists reflected on the trip and its consequences. The contributions involve the classification of studies on tourism and Covid-19, and the proposal of a theoretical framework which discusses the emotions and memories of travelers before, during and after the travel experience.

Keywords
Covid-19; Tourist behavior; Chronology of the tourist experience

Resumo

Este trabalho tem o objetivo de compreender as experiências de turistas que viajaram durante a propagação da Covid-19, explorando as emoções e memórias em um contexto cronológico da viagem. A abordagem metodológica é qualitativa, com base em 21 entrevistas em profundidade a turistas brasileiros que relataram suas viagens entre janeiro e março de 2020, contemplando experiências em todos os continentes do mundo. A análise dos dados se deu pela teoria fundamentada, como base na codificação aberta, axial e seletiva. Os resultados demonstram as particularidades vivenciadas em experiências de viagem durante a pandemia, com emoções que permeiam a felicidade, medo, frustração, tensão e alívio. Ainda, discute-se como os turistas se envolveram com o planejamento de viagem, foram pressionados socialmente e fizeram avaliações de risco antes de viajarem. Durante a viagem, experiências inesperadas geraram a transfiguração da viagem outrora planejada, o atendimento precário e o desamparo, bem como comportamento de autoproteção (ou não) foram elencados. Por fim, os turistas refletiram sobre a viagem e suas consequências. As contribuições envolvem a classificação dos estudos sobre turismo e Covid-19, e a proposição de um framework teórico que representa as emoções e memórias de viajantes antes, durante e após a experiência de viagem.

Palavras-chave
Covid-19; Comportamento do turista; Cronologia da experiência turística

Resumen

Este trabajo tiene como objetivo comprender las experiencias de los turistas que viajaron durante el avance de Covid-19, explorando las emociones y los recuerdos en un contexto cronológico del viaje. El método es cualitativo, basado en 21 entrevistas en profundidad con turistas brasileños que comenzaron viajes entre enero y marzo de 2020, contemplando experiencias en todos los continentes del mundo. Los datos del análisis de datos se basaron en la teoría fundamentada, a través de codificación abierta, axial y selectiva. Los resultados demuestran las particularidades experimentadas en las experiencias de viaje durante la pandemia, con emociones que impregnan la felicidad, el miedo, la frustración, la tensión y el alivio. Así, analiza cómo los turistas se involucraron en la planificación de viajes, fueron presionados socialmente y realizaron evaluaciones de riesgos antes de viajar. Durante el viaje, experiencias inesperadas generaron la transfiguración del viaje previamente planificado, el servicio precario y la impotencia, así como el comportamiento de autoprotección (o no). Finalmente, los turistas reflexionaron sobre el viaje y sus consecuencias. Las contribuciones implican la clasificación de estudios sobre turismo y Covid-19, y la propuesta de un marco teórico que discute las emociones y recuerdos de los viajeros antes, durante y después de la experiencia de viaje.

Palabras-chave
Covid-19; Comportamiento turístico; Cronología de la experiencia turística

1 INTRODUCTION

In the first half of 2020, the new coronavirus pandemic unleashed a previously unthinkable global scenario: thousands of grounded planes, closed hotels, and mobility disruptions in more than 180 countries. Travel bans and restrictions began gradually in February 2020, directed initially at Chinese citizens.

Countries began adopting travel and mobility restrictions since the outbreak of Covid-19 — the disease caused by the new coronavirus — officially reported by China to the WHO on December 31, and with the first cases confirmed outside mainland China on January 20. However, the adoption of stricter measures occurred only after March 11, with the declaration of the outbreak of a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), with cases confirmed in the six WHO regions (WHO - World Health Organization, 2020WHO - World Health Organization. (2020). WHO Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) Dashboard. https://covid19.who.int/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwiYL3BRDVARIsAF9E4GfYYgd6liQHNejLaGxHuVjxBGGCUn8wVILSOcLL51Jkxh-tTkXSpvIaArApEALw_wcB
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). In April 2020, estimates indicated that 7.1 billion people (about 90% of the world's population) were in countries with travel restrictions, and 3 billion lived in countries where borders were completely closed to non-citizens and non-residents, such as new immigrants and business and leisure travelers. In May 2020, 100% of tourist destinations adopted restrictions on travelers (Chinazzi et al., 2020Chinazzi, M., Davis, J. T., Ajelli, M., Gioannini, C., Litvinova, M., Merler, S., Pastore, A., Mu, K., Rossi, L., & Sun, K. (2020). The effect of travel restrictions on the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. Science, 400(April), 395–400.; Connor, 2020Connor, P. (2020). More than nine-in-ten people restrictions amid Covid-19 worldwide live in countries with travel. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/04/01/more-than-nine-in-ten-people-worldwide-live-in-countries-with-travel-restrictions-amid-covid-19
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; Taylor, 2020Taylor, D. B. (2020). How the Coronavirus Pandemic Unfolded: a Timeline. The New York Times, 15. https://www.nytimes.com/article/coronavirus-timeline.html
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; UNWTO, 2020UNWTO. (2020). World Tourism Barometer May 2020 Special focus on the Impact of Covid-19 (Issue May).).

The day the pandemic was declared, there were 124,101 cases and 4,583 confirmed deaths in the world, most of them in China and Italy (75.3% of the cases and 87% of the deaths) (WHO - World Health Organization, 2020WHO - World Health Organization. (2020). WHO Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) Dashboard. https://covid19.who.int/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwiYL3BRDVARIsAF9E4GfYYgd6liQHNejLaGxHuVjxBGGCUn8wVILSOcLL51Jkxh-tTkXSpvIaArApEALw_wcB
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). At that time there was a clear geographical concentration of the new disease, despite indications that the spread of Covid-19 was being quick and was presenting danger to all nations, especially when comparing these numbers with the data of the disease on December 6th, 2020, when 65.870.030 cases and 1.523.583 cumulative deaths in the world have already been confirmed.

Due to the critical relationship between tourism and the spread of diseases (Hall et al., 2020Hall, C. M., Scott, D., Gössling, S., Hall, C. M., Scott, D.., & Pandemics, S. G. (2020). Pandemics , transformations and tourism?: be careful what you wish for. Tourism Geographies, 0(0), 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2020.1759131
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; Shi & Liu, 2020Shi, Q.., & Liu, T. (2020). Should internal migrants be held accountable for spreading Covid-19?? Featured Graphics, 0(0), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308518X20916764
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), tourists were advised to avoid unnecessary travel (Karim et al., 2020Karim, W., Haque, A., Anis, Z.., & Ulfy, M. A. (2020). The Movement Control Order (MCO) for Covid-19 Crisis and its Impact on Tourism and Hospitality Sector in Malaysia. International Tourism and Hospitality Journal, 3(2), 1–7.; Raibhandari et al., 2020Raibhandari, B., Phuyal, N., Shrestha, B.., & Thapa, M. (2020). Air Medical Evacuation of Nepalese Citizen During Epidemic of Covid-19 from Wuhan to Nepal. Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 58(222), 125+. https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.4857
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). On the one hand, tourism has been severely impacted; but on the other, it is also considered partially responsible for the transmission of the new disease. Therefore, “to understand the role of tourism in the pandemic requires an understanding of how mobility is practiced by tourists” (Iaquinto, 2020Iaquinto, B. L. (2020). Tourist as vector: Viral mobilities of Covid-19. Dialogues in Human Geography, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1177/2043820620934250
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, p. 2).

Since travelers' mobility was interrupted in waves during the Covid-19 progression, many people were beginning their trips between January and March 2020. For example, more than 5 million travelers were on international flights to or from Brazil during this period (ANAC - National Civil Aviation Authority, 2020ANAC - Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil. (2020). Anac Anual Report, 2020. https://www.anac.gov.br/assuntos/dados-e-estatisticas/dados-estatisticos/dados-estatisticos
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).

But why would people travel amidst the rapid spread of a potentially lethal virus? Would they be imprudent travelers and insensitive to their potential role in expanding the problem? Unfortunately, no study has been dedicated to understanding the experiences of these travelers, nor the memories and feelings that tourists associate with the pandemic. So far, academic studies and discussions have focused on the impact of the pandemic on tourist organizations and destinations (Coelho & Mayer, 2020Coelho, M. F.., & Mayer, V. F. (2020). Gestão de serviços pós-covid: o que se pode aprender com o setor de turismo e viagens? Gestão e Sociedade, 14(39), 3698–3706. https://doi.org/10.21171/ges.v14i39.3306
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), with few studies dedicated to tourist behavior (e.g. Wen et al., 2020Wen, J., Kozak, M., Yang, S.., & Liu, F. (2020). Covid-19: potential effects on Chinese citizens’ lifestyle and travel. Tourism Review, April. https://doi.org/10.1108/TR-03-2020-0110
https://doi.org/10.1108/TR-03-2020-0110...
and Zheng et al., 2020Zheng, Y., Goh, E.., & Wen, J. (2020). The effects of misleading media reports about Covid-19 on Chinese tourists ’ mental health?: a perspective article. Anatolia, 00(00), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1080/13032917.2020.1747208.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13032917.2020.17...
). Among the latter, none researched the trips that occurred during the spread of the new coronavirus.

Thus, the present work aims to understand the experiences of tourists who traveled during the Covid-19 breakthrough, exploring the emotions and memories in a pre, during, and post-trip context. The chosen methodological approach is qualitative, based on in-depth interviews conducted with people who started trips between January and March 2020. Thus, this study contributes to the understanding of travel experiences during an extraordinary moment in the tourism sector, deepening issues not yet addressed by the literature and pointing out relevant theoretical paths for future research.

2 COVID-19 IN THE TOURISM CONTEXT: NEGLECTED TRAVELERS

To identify how Brazilian and international studies have been dealing with the relationship between the new coronavirus pandemic and tourism, a survey was conducted on the Web of Science platform, using the terms “Tourism” and “Covid-19”, which resulted in 48 articles published between 2019 and the end of June 2020 (excluding repetitions and an editorial conclusion) in 26 different journals. The Brazilian articles were identified via Google Academic and direct access to scientific journals.

In Brazil, Cenário journal published 5 articles about coronavirus and tourism (Clemente et al., 2020Clemente, A. C. F., Andrade, L. G., Stoppa, E. A., & Santos, G. E. de O. (2020). Políticas públicas frente aos impactos econômicos da Covid- 19 no Turismo. Cenário: Revista Interdisciplinar Em Turismo e Território, 8(14), 73–85. https://doi.org/10.26512/revistacenario.v8i14.32210
https://doi.org/10.26512/revistacenario....
; Fois-Fraga & Brusadin, 2020Fois-Fraga, H.., & Brusadin, L. B. (2020). Entre as solidões da casa e do mundo?: recolhimentos e acolhimentos domésticos de si e dos outros em época de Covid-19. Cenário: Revista Interdisciplinar Em Turismo e Território, 8(14), 44–54. https://doi.org/10.26512/revistacenario.v8i14.31770
https://doi.org/10.26512/revistacenario....
; Gastal, 2020Gastal, S. (2020). Turismo em tempos de covid-19: perguntas fortes, Tourism in covid-19 times?: strong questions , weak answers. Cenário: Revista Interdisciplinar Em Turismo e Território, 8(14), 101–109. https://doi.org/10.26512/revistacenario.v8i14.32167
https://doi.org/10.26512/revistacenario....
; Netto et al., 2020Netto, A. P., Laize, J., Oliveira, S.., & Severini, V. F. (2020). Do overtourism à estagnação. Reflexões sobre a pandemia do Coronavírus e o turismo Del overtourism al estancamiento. Reflexiones sobre la pandemia de coronavirus y el turismo From overtourism to stagnation. Reflections on the Coronavirus pandemic and the Cenário: Revista Interdisciplinar Em Turismo e Território, 8(14), 26–43. https://doi.org/10.26512/revistacenario.v8i14.32002
https://doi.org/10.26512/revistacenario....
; Ortiz, 2020Ortiz, H. T. (2020). O coronavírus reescreverá o turismo rural?? Reinvenção , adaptação e ação no contexto latino-americano. Cenário: Revista Interdisciplinar Em Turismo e Território, 8(14), 55–73. https://doi.org/10.26512/revistacenario.v8i14.31484
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). The Rosa dos Ventos journal published a special edition of Covid-19, with 17 publications (Amorim et al., 2020Amorim, F. A., Eme, J. B., Finkler, R., Rech, T., & De Conto, S. M. (2020). Tourism and sustainability: reflections in moments of pandemic Covid-19. Revista Rosa Dos Ventos - Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a04
https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a...
; Ávila & Baptista, 2020Ávila, N. F. DE., & Baptista, M. L. C. (2020). Operação ‘sobre viventes’! Entrelaçamentos de amorosidade, autopoiese e comunicação-trama, em ‘tempos de casa’, decorrentes da pandemia covid-19. Rosa Dos Ventos, 12(3), 1–24.; Baptista et al., 2020Baptista, M. L. C., Melo, C. C. de, Bernardo, J. dos S., Picinini, R., Sandi, S. M., Santos, J. A., Hammes, C. E. H., Dannenhauer, K.., & Eme, J. B. (2020). For a more loving and autopoietic world! Reflections Amorcomtur! during pandemic Covid-19. Revista Rosa Dos Ventos - Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(Especial), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a14
https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a...
; Beni, 2020Beni, M. C. (2020). Tourism and Covid-19: some reflections. Revista Rosa Dos Ventos - Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a02
https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a...
; Campos, 2020Campos, L. J. D. E. (2020). DA MAQUINARIA SONHANTE... From dreamy machinery... Rosa Dos Ventos Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 2–3.; Cézar et al., 2020Cézar, P. D. A. B., Ribeiro, A. D. F.., & Moraes, M. P. (2020). Em Tempos De Pandemia [E No Pós]: Relações Emocional E Seus Impactos No Ambiente Construído Pelo Confronto Entre Viajante e Morador. Rosa Dos Ventos Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–7.; Del Puerto & Baptista, 2020Baptista, M. L. C., Melo, C. C. de, Bernardo, J. dos S., Picinini, R., Sandi, S. M., Santos, J. A., Hammes, C. E. H., Dannenhauer, K.., & Eme, J. B. (2020). For a more loving and autopoietic world! Reflections Amorcomtur! during pandemic Covid-19. Revista Rosa Dos Ventos - Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(Especial), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a14
https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a...
; Diaz, 2020Diaz, R. L. (2020). Testimony of a young man regarding hospitality: love in a time of pandemic. Revista Rosa Dos Ventos - Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a13
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; Ferreira et al., 2020Ferreira, L. T., Maria, M.., & Dos, C. (2020). Covid -19: The Foreigner Who Imposed Among Us. Rosa Dos Ventos Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–11.; Guimarães et al., 2020Guimarães, V. L., Catramby, T., Moraes, C. C. de A.., & Soares, C. A. L. (2020). Covid-19 pandemic and higher education in tourism in the state of Rio De Janeiro (Brazil): preliminary research notes. Revista Rosa Dos Ventos - Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a09
https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a...
; Gullo, 2020Gullo, M. C. R. (2020). The economy in pandemic Covid-19: some considerations. Revista Rosa Dos Ventos - Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a05
https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a...
; Korstanje, 2020Korstanje, M. (2020). El covid-19 y la guerra invisible: ¿es el fin de la hospitalidad? Rosa Dos Ventos Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–9.; Mecca et al., 2020Mecca, M. S., Gorete, M.., & Amaral, D. O. (2020). Covid-19: reflexos no turismo c. Rosa Dos Ventos Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–5.; Melo & Baptista, 2020Baptista, M. L. C., Melo, C. C. de, Bernardo, J. dos S., Picinini, R., Sandi, S. M., Santos, J. A., Hammes, C. E. H., Dannenhauer, K.., & Eme, J. B. (2020). For a more loving and autopoietic world! Reflections Amorcomtur! during pandemic Covid-19. Revista Rosa Dos Ventos - Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(Especial), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a14
https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a...
; Sá, 2020Sá, F. Z. de. (2020). Mobilidade Da Produção Científica Sobre Turismo E Covid-19. Mobility of Scientific Production on Tourism and Covid-19. Rosa Dos Ventos Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a11RESUMO2
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; Velho & Herédia, 2020Velho, F. D.., & Herédia, V. B. M. (2020). Quarantined senior citizens and the impact of technology on their life. Revista Rosa Dos Ventos - Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a10
https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a...
; Vieira, 2020Vieira, J. P. (2020). Testimony: the pandemic as lived here. Revista Rosa Dos Ventos - Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a12
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). Additionally, Coelho and Mayer (2020)Coelho, M. F.., & Mayer, V. F. (2020). Gestão de serviços pós-covid: o que se pode aprender com o setor de turismo e viagens? Gestão e Sociedade, 14(39), 3698–3706. https://doi.org/10.21171/ges.v14i39.3306
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pointed out academic publications and reports on the pandemic and tourism, focusing on four major areas: 1) Process and Technology Management; 2) Facilities and Capacity Management; 3) People Management; and 4) Customer Interaction Management.

In national works there are theoretical essays, such as Beni's (2020)Beni, M. C. (2020). Tourism and Covid-19: some reflections. Revista Rosa Dos Ventos - Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a02
https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a...
and Gastal's (2020)Gastal, S. (2020). Turismo em tempos de covid-19: perguntas fortes, Tourism in covid-19 times?: strong questions , weak answers. Cenário: Revista Interdisciplinar Em Turismo e Território, 8(14), 101–109. https://doi.org/10.26512/revistacenario.v8i14.32167
https://doi.org/10.26512/revistacenario....
, and a bibliographic survey that included 17 international articles on the subject (Sá, 2020Sá, F. Z. de. (2020). Mobilidade Da Produção Científica Sobre Turismo E Covid-19. Mobility of Scientific Production on Tourism and Covid-19. Rosa Dos Ventos Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a11RESUMO2
https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a...
). There are some discussions about the relationship between Covid-19 and specific themes, in general contexts, such as hospitality (Ferreira et al., 2020Ferreira, L. T., Maria, M.., & Dos, C. (2020). Covid -19: The Foreigner Who Imposed Among Us. Rosa Dos Ventos Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–11.; Fois-Fraga & Brusadin, 2020Fois-Fraga, H.., & Brusadin, L. B. (2020). Entre as solidões da casa e do mundo?: recolhimentos e acolhimentos domésticos de si e dos outros em época de Covid-19. Cenário: Revista Interdisciplinar Em Turismo e Território, 8(14), 44–54. https://doi.org/10.26512/revistacenario.v8i14.31770
https://doi.org/10.26512/revistacenario....
; Korstanje, 2020Korstanje, M. (2020). El covid-19 y la guerra invisible: ¿es el fin de la hospitalidad? Rosa Dos Ventos Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–9.), sustainability (Amorim et al., 2020Amorim, F. A., Eme, J. B., Finkler, R., Rech, T., & De Conto, S. M. (2020). Tourism and sustainability: reflections in moments of pandemic Covid-19. Revista Rosa Dos Ventos - Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a04
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), the elderly and technology (Velho & Herédia, 2020Velho, F. D.., & Herédia, V. B. M. (2020). Quarantined senior citizens and the impact of technology on their life. Revista Rosa Dos Ventos - Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a10
https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a...
), mental health of the traveler (Cézar et al., 2020Cézar, P. D. A. B., Ribeiro, A. D. F.., & Moraes, M. P. (2020). Em Tempos De Pandemia [E No Pós]: Relações Emocional E Seus Impactos No Ambiente Construído Pelo Confronto Entre Viajante e Morador. Rosa Dos Ventos Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–7.), and how the pandemic reflects on specific types of tourism, such as rural tourism (Ortiz, 2020Ortiz, H. T. (2020). O coronavírus reescreverá o turismo rural?? Reinvenção , adaptação e ação no contexto latino-americano. Cenário: Revista Interdisciplinar Em Turismo e Território, 8(14), 55–73. https://doi.org/10.26512/revistacenario.v8i14.31484
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), and cemetery tourism (Del Puerto & Baptista, 2020Del Puerto, C. B.., & Baptista, M. L. C. (2020). Necropolis in front of Covid-19 pandemic: tourist scenario. Revista Rosa Dos Ventos - Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a16
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). The impact of Covid-19 on education by Guimarães et al. (2020)Guimarães, V. L., Catramby, T., Moraes, C. C. de A.., & Soares, C. A. L. (2020). Covid-19 pandemic and higher education in tourism in the state of Rio De Janeiro (Brazil): preliminary research notes. Revista Rosa Dos Ventos - Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a09
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addressed particularly the context of tourism education programs in Rio de Janeiro.

There are also studies on the economic impacts of the pandemic on specific locations such as São Paulo (Netto et al., 2020Netto, A. P., Laize, J., Oliveira, S.., & Severini, V. F. (2020). Do overtourism à estagnação. Reflexões sobre a pandemia do Coronavírus e o turismo Del overtourism al estancamiento. Reflexiones sobre la pandemia de coronavirus y el turismo From overtourism to stagnation. Reflections on the Coronavirus pandemic and the Cenário: Revista Interdisciplinar Em Turismo e Território, 8(14), 26–43. https://doi.org/10.26512/revistacenario.v8i14.32002
https://doi.org/10.26512/revistacenario....
), Rio Grande do Sul (Gullo, 2020Gullo, M. C. R. (2020). The economy in pandemic Covid-19: some considerations. Revista Rosa Dos Ventos - Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a05
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), and Serra Gaúcha (Mecca et al., 2020Mecca, M. S., Gorete, M.., & Amaral, D. O. (2020). Covid-19: reflexos no turismo c. Rosa Dos Ventos Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–5.). Finally, the number of articles that start from personal testimonies and reflections stands out, such as Vieira (2020)Vieira, J. P. (2020). Testimony: the pandemic as lived here. Revista Rosa Dos Ventos - Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a12
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, Campos (2020)Campos, L. J. D. E. (2020). DA MAQUINARIA SONHANTE... From dreamy machinery... Rosa Dos Ventos Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 2–3., Baptista et al. (2020)Baptista, M. L. C., Melo, C. C. de, Bernardo, J. dos S., Picinini, R., Sandi, S. M., Santos, J. A., Hammes, C. E. H., Dannenhauer, K.., & Eme, J. B. (2020). For a more loving and autopoietic world! Reflections Amorcomtur! during pandemic Covid-19. Revista Rosa Dos Ventos - Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(Especial), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a14
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, Melo and Baptista (2020)Baptista, M. L. C., Melo, C. C. de, Bernardo, J. dos S., Picinini, R., Sandi, S. M., Santos, J. A., Hammes, C. E. H., Dannenhauer, K.., & Eme, J. B. (2020). For a more loving and autopoietic world! Reflections Amorcomtur! during pandemic Covid-19. Revista Rosa Dos Ventos - Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(Especial), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a14
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, Ávila and Baptista (2020)Ávila, N. F. DE., & Baptista, M. L. C. (2020). Operação ‘sobre viventes’! Entrelaçamentos de amorosidade, autopoiese e comunicação-trama, em ‘tempos de casa’, decorrentes da pandemia covid-19. Rosa Dos Ventos, 12(3), 1–24., and Diaz (2020)Diaz, R. L. (2020). Testimony of a young man regarding hospitality: love in a time of pandemic. Revista Rosa Dos Ventos - Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v12i3a13
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.

Internationally, the Tourism Geographies has emerged as a leader on the subject, with 22 publications on tourism and Covid-19, focusing on theoretical works that discuss tourism activity in general and post-Covid alternatives, including sustainability (Galvani et al., 2020Galvani, A., Lew, A. A.., & Perez, M. S. (2020). Covid-19 is expanding global consciousness and the sustainability of travel and tourism. Tourism Geographies, 0(0), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2020.1760924
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; Ioannides & Gyimóthy, 2020Ioannides, D.., & Gyimóthy, S. (2020). The Covid-19 crisis as an opportunity for escaping the unsustainable global tourism path. Tourism Geographies, 0(0), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2020.1763445
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; Romagosa, 2020Romagosa, F. (2020). The Covid-19 crisis: Opportunities for sustainable and proximity tourism. Tourism Geographies, 0(0), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2020.1763447
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), locally-based tourism (Brouder et al., 2020Brouder, P., Teoh, S., Salazar, N. B., Mostafanezhad, M., Pung, J. M., Lapointe, D., Higgins Desbiolles, F., Haywood, M., Hall, C. M.., & Clausen, H. B. (2020). Reflections and discussions: tourism matters in the new normal post Covid-19. Tourism Geographies, 0(0), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2020.1770325
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; Lapointe, 2020Lapointe, D. (2020). Reconnecting tourism after Covid-19: the paradox of alterity in tourism areas. Tourism Geographies, 0(0), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2020.1762115
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; Tomassini & Cavagnaro, 2020Tomassini, L.., & Cavagnaro, E. (2020). The novel spaces and power-geometries in tourism and hospitality after 2020 will belong to the ‘local.’ Tourism Geographies, 0(0), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2020.1757747
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), tourism and mindfulness (Stankov et al., 2020Stankov, U., Filimonau, V.., & Vuji?i?, M. D. (2020). A mindful shift: an opportunity for mindfulness-driven tourism in a post-pandemic world. Tourism Geographies, 0(0), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2020.1768432
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), tourism and equity (Benjamin et al., 2020Benjamin, S., Dillette, A.., & Alderman, D. H. (2020). “We can’t return to normal”: committing to tourism equity in the post-pandemic age. Tourism Geographies, 0(0), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2020.1759130
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), among other topics. Many studies of this journal are based on discussions about the need or opportunity to transform tourism as an activity (Ateljevic, 2020Ateljevic, I. (2020). Transforming the (tourism) world for good and (re)generating the potential ‘new normal.’ Tourism Geographies, 0(0), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2020.1759134
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; Benjamin et al., 2020Benjamin, S., Dillette, A.., & Alderman, D. H. (2020). “We can’t return to normal”: committing to tourism equity in the post-pandemic age. Tourism Geographies, 0(0), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2020.1759130
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; Brouder, 2020Brouder, P. (2020). Reset redux: possible evolutionary pathways towards the transformation of tourism in a Covid-19 world. Tourism Geographies, 0(0), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2020.1760928
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; Cheer, 2020Cheer, J. M. (2020). Human flourishing, tourism transformation and Covid-19: a conceptual touchstone. Tourism Geographies, 0(0), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2020.1765016
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; Mostafanezhad, 2020Mostafanezhad, M. (2020). Covid-19 is an unnatural disaster: Hope in revelatory moments of crisis. Tourism Geographies, 0(0), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2020.1763446
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; Prideaux et al., 2020Prideaux, B., Thompson, M., & Pabel, A. (2020). Lessons from Covid-19 can prepare global tourism for the economic transformation needed to combat climate change. Tourism Geographies, 0(0), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2020.1762117
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; Rowen, 2020Rowen, I. (2020). The transformational festival as a subversive toolbox for a transformed tourism: lessons from Burning Man for a Covid-19 world. Tourism Geographies, 0(0), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2020.1759132
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; Tomassini & Cavagnaro, 2020Tomassini, L.., & Cavagnaro, E. (2020). The novel spaces and power-geometries in tourism and hospitality after 2020 will belong to the ‘local.’ Tourism Geographies, 0(0), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2020.1757747
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).

About the articles' research site, there is more emphasis on countries such as China (Chen et al., 2020Chen, H., Huang, X., & Li, Z. (2020). A content analysis of Chinese news coverage on Covid-19 and tourism. Current Issues in Tourism, 0(0), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2020.1763269
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; Hoque et al., 2020Hoque, A., Shikha, F. A., Hasanat, M. W.., & Arif, I. (2020). The Effect of Coronavirus (Covid-19) in the Tourism Industry in. Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 3(1), 52–58.a; Li et al., 2020Li, J., Hallsworth, A. G.., & Coca-Stefaniak, J. A. (2020). Changing Grocery Shopping Behaviours Among Chinese Consumers At The Outset Of The Covid-19 Outbreak. Tijdschrift Voor Economische En Sociale Geografie, 0(0), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1111/tesg.12420
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; Lu et al., 2020Lu, Y., Wu, J., Peng, J.., & Lu, L. (2020). The perceived impact of the Covid-19 epidemic: evidence from a sample of 4807 SMEs in Sichuan Province, China. Environmental Hazards, 7891(May). https://doi.org/10.1080/17477891.2020.1763902
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; Wen et al., 2020Wen, J., Kozak, M., Yang, S.., & Liu, F. (2020). Covid-19: potential effects on Chinese citizens’ lifestyle and travel. Tourism Review, April. https://doi.org/10.1108/TR-03-2020-0110
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) and others that depend directly on tourism for moving the economy, such as Samoa (Olayemi et al., 2020Olayemi, L. O., Boodoosingh, R., & Amosa-Lei Sam, F. (2020). Is Samoa Prepared for an Outbreak of Covid-19? Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 0(0), 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539520927283
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), India (Singh & Neog, 2020Singh, M. K.., & Neog, Y. (2020). Contagion effect of Covid-19 outbreak: Another recipe for disaster on Indian economy. Journal of Public Affairs, April, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2171
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), Great Britain (Dinarto et al., 2020Dinarto, B. D., Wanto, A.., & Sebastian, L. C. (2020). Covid-19?: Impact on Bintan ’ s Tourism Sector. Global Health Security, 33(March).), Malaysia (Karim et al., 2020Karim, W., Haque, A., Anis, Z.., & Ulfy, M. A. (2020). The Movement Control Order (MCO) for Covid-19 Crisis and its Impact on Tourism and Hospitality Sector in Malaysia. International Tourism and Hospitality Journal, 3(2), 1–7.), and the Philippines (Centeno & Marquez, 2020Centeno, R. S.., & Marquez, J. P. (2020). How much did the Tourism Industry Lost?? Estimating Earning Loss of Tourism in the Philippines.).

Studies on Covid-19 in tourism, until June 2020, can be classified in three main research topics (Table 1). First, there are the post-pandemic scenarios, in which some authors describe the effects and illustrate the expected conjuncture after Covid-19 — called by the authors “post-Covid” and “new normal”. In second place comes studies that evoke impacts of Covid-19 on social, economic, business, and personal behavior activities. Few studies emphasize tourists, employees, or communities (e.g., Carr, 2020Carr, A. (2020). Covid-19, indigenous peoples and tourism: a view from New Zealand. Tourism Geographies, 0(0), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2020.1768433
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). Finally, some researchers were concerned with mobility and disease transmission, focusing their discussions on patients and the role of tourism in the transmission and spread of the disease.

Table 1
Classification of International Surveys on Tourism and Covid-19

International studies have discussed post-pandemic with more focus than national studies. In general, national studies tend to point out the impacts of the pandemic on economy, society, and individuals. Mobility and medical-sanitary aspects also deserve further discussion in the Brazilian context.

We have not identified any study dedicated to tourist behavior during the pandemic, except for Zheng et al. (2020)Zheng, Y., Goh, E.., & Wen, J. (2020). The effects of misleading media reports about Covid-19 on Chinese tourists ’ mental health?: a perspective article. Anatolia, 00(00), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1080/13032917.2020.1747208.
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, who reported how the use of biased and inappropriate terms conveyed by some media, such as “Chinese virus”, affected the mental health of Chinese tourists. In addition, Wen et al. (2020)Wen, J., Kozak, M., Yang, S.., & Liu, F. (2020). Covid-19: potential effects on Chinese citizens’ lifestyle and travel. Tourism Review, April. https://doi.org/10.1108/TR-03-2020-0110
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described the potential effects on the lifestyle and travel of Chinese citizens in the future, but from a post-Covid perspective. In the national context, the articles by Cézar et al. (2020)Cézar, P. D. A. B., Ribeiro, A. D. F.., & Moraes, M. P. (2020). Em Tempos De Pandemia [E No Pós]: Relações Emocional E Seus Impactos No Ambiente Construído Pelo Confronto Entre Viajante e Morador. Rosa Dos Ventos Turismo e Hospitalidade, 12(3), 1–7. and Netto et al. (2020)Netto, A. P., Laize, J., Oliveira, S.., & Severini, V. F. (2020). Do overtourism à estagnação. Reflexões sobre a pandemia do Coronavírus e o turismo Del overtourism al estancamiento. Reflexiones sobre la pandemia de coronavirus y el turismo From overtourism to stagnation. Reflections on the Coronavirus pandemic and the Cenário: Revista Interdisciplinar Em Turismo e Território, 8(14), 26–43. https://doi.org/10.26512/revistacenario.v8i14.32002
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pay more attention to tourist behavior, in particular the first one, that reflects on the emotions of travelers, but without an empirical survey. Therefore, the literature review identified that there are still topics that seem “untouched” by tourism researchers. Despite the relevance, the experiences, emotions, and memories of tourists that were traveling during the Covid-19 breakthrough were neglected by literature until now.

3 TOURIST EXPERIENCES, MEMORIES, AND EMOTIONS OF TRAVELERS

Experiences are highly individual phenomena, since they are mainly based on the individual and psychological characteristics of tourists (Coelho et al., 2018Coelho, M. de F., Gosling, M. de S., & Almeida, A. S. A. de. (2018). Tourism experiences: Core processes of memorable trips. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 37, 11–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2018.08.004
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; Kim, 2012Kim, J., Ritchie, J. R. B.., & Mccormick, B. (2012). Development of a Scale to Measure Memorable Tourism Experiences. Journal of Travel Research, 51(1), 12–25. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287510385467
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). This means that one same trip or experience can present different perceptions for each tourist, depending on the emotions they experience.

Some characteristics of tourist experiences are explored in this study, since “understanding the potentially different perceptions and outcomes of experiences, including emotional aspects and personal meaning, might enable providers to enhance tourists’ experiences” (Knobloch et al., 2017Knobloch, Uli, Robertson, K.., & Aitken, R. (2017). Experience, Emotion, and Eudaimonia: A Consideration of Tourist Experiences and Well-being. Journal of Travel Research, 56(5), 651–662. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287516650937
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, p. 653). The first is the chronology of the experience, in which time is a factor that intertwines with the stages of the experience, namely: 1) pre-experience; 2) real-time experience, and 3) post-experience (Park & Santos, 2017Park, S.., & Santos, C. A. (2017). Exploring the Tourist Experience: A Sequential Approach. Journal of Travel Research, 56(1), 16–27. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287515624017
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). However, since the tourist experience presents multiple factors that impact it, it can be interpreted beyond the chronological dimension (Quinlan-Cutler & Carmichael, 2010Quinlan-Cutler, S.., & Carmichael, B. (2010). The Dimensions of Customer Experience. In M. MORGAN, P. LUGOSI., & B. RITCHIE (Eds.), The Tourism in Leisure Experience: Consumer and Managerial Perspectives. (pp. 3–26). Aspects of Tourism. http://books.google.com.br/books/about/The_Tourism_and_Leisure_Experience.html?id=52ReGta3HDIC&pgis=1
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; Tussyadiah & Fesenmaier, 2009Tussyadiah, I. P.., & Fesenmaier, D. R. (2009). Mediating Tourist Experiences. Access to Places via Shared Videos. Annals of Tourism Research, 36(1), 24–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2008.10.001
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).

The tourist experience has dimensions that are very salient in previous studies: the emotions of the tourist, the memory and the perceived novelty. The experiential perspective must consider emotions that arise from consumption (Holbrook & Hirschman, 1982Holbrook, M. B.., & Hirschman, E. C. (1982). The Experiential Aspects of Consumption: Consumer Fantasies, Feelings and Fun. The Journal of Consumer Research, 9(2), 132–140.). Positive emotions like happiness and excitement are critical elements of an experience that stays in memory (Kim et al., 2012Kim, J. H. (2012). Development of a scale to measure memorable tourism experiences. European Journal of Tourism Research, 3(2), 123–126. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287510385467
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; Tung & Ritchie, 2011Tung, V. W. S.., & Ritchie, J. R. B. (2011a). Exploring the essence of memorable tourism experiences. Annals of Tourism Research, 38(4), 1367–1386.). The positive emotional state serves as a trigger for the creation of memories (Lee, 2015Lee, Y. (2015). Creating memorable experiences in a reuse heritage site. Annals of Tourism Research, 55, 155–170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2015.09.009
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) that impact on tourists' satisfaction, loyalty (Andreu et al., 2005Andreu, L., Gnoth, J., & Bigne, J. E. (2005). The theme park experience?: An analysis of pleasure, arousal and satisfaction. Tourism Management, 26(6), 833–844. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2004.05.006
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), and future behavior (Hosany & Gilbert, 2010Hosany, Sameer., & Gilbert, D. (2010). Measuring Tourists’ Emotional Experiences toward Hedonic Holiday Destinations. Journal of Travel Research, 49(4), 513–526. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287509349267
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).

The management of tourists' emotions emerges as an important research topic in the area of travel experiences (Mondo & Gândara, 2017Mondo, T. S.., & Gândara, J. M. G. (2017). O turismo experiencial a partir de uma perspectiva socioeconômica mercadológica experiential tourism from a socioeconomic market. Revista de Análisis Turístico, 24, 26–40.). Schmitt (2000)Schmitt, B. (2000). Marketing experimental. Nobel. http://books.google.com/books?id=5jX_uz-dzP4C&pgis=1
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cites several emotions of service consumers, such as anger, discontent, annoyance, sadness, fear, shame, envy, loneliness, romanticism, love, peace, contentment, optimism, joy, excitement, and other emotions such as pride, guilt, and anxiety. Such emotions vary according to the places visited, the activities performed, and the people found (Knobloch, Robertson, & Aitken, 2017Knobloch, Uli, Robertson, K.., & Aitken, R. (2017). Experience, Emotion, and Eudaimonia: A Consideration of Tourist Experiences and Well-being. Journal of Travel Research, 56(5), 651–662. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287516650937
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). Hosany et al. (2015)Hosany, S., Prayag, G., Deesilatham, S., Cau evic, S.., & Odeh, K. (2015). Measuring Tourists’ Emotional Experiences: Further Validation of the Destination Emotion Scale. Journal of Travel Research, 54(4), 482–495. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287514522878
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proposed a scale of emotions of destinations composed of the variables joy, love, and positive surprise. Otherwise, Medeiros et al. (2015)Medeiros, S. A. de, Gosling, M.., & Vera, L. A. R. (2015). Emoções em Experiências Negativas de Turismo: um estudo sobre a influência na insatisfação. Revista Turismo Em Análise, 26(1), 188. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1984-4867.v26i1p188-215
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present anger/deception, fear, sadness, humiliation, envy, guilt, and shame as dimensions of negative travel experiences.

Negative emotions in travel experiences are rarely remembered by tourists (Tung & Ritchie, 2011Tung, V. W. S.., & Ritchie, J. R. B. (2011b). Investigating the Memorable Experiences of the Senior Travel Market: An Examination of the Reminiscence Bump. Journal of Trave., & Tourism Marketing, 28(March 2015), 331–343. https://doi.org/10.1080/10548408.2011.563168
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), that is, travelers tend to recall positive experiences of the trip (Prayag et al., 2017Prayag, G., Hosany, S., Muskat, B., & Del Chiappa, G. (2017). Understanding the Relationships between Tourists’ Emotional Experiences, Perceived Overall Image, Satisfaction, and Intention to Recommend. Journal of Travel Research, 56(1), 41–54. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287515620567
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), even if they have gone through unpleasant situations. One of the reasons for that is that tourists seek pleasurable experiences when they travel and tend to magnify positive experiences and mitigate negative occurrences when in a retrospective situation (Hosany et al., 2015Hosany, S., Prayag, G., Deesilatham, S., Cau evic, S.., & Odeh, K. (2015). Measuring Tourists’ Emotional Experiences: Further Validation of the Destination Emotion Scale. Journal of Travel Research, 54(4), 482–495. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287514522878
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). However, negative emotions such as fear can relate to the visitors' satisfaction, as in water parks (Verde et al., 2010Verde, A. A. G. F. L., Gomes, D. M. O. A.., & Moura, H. J. (2010). Las emociones negativas influyen positivamente en la satisfaccion? Un estudio en el escenario turistico. Estudios y Perspectivas En Turismo, 19, 946–969.). Nostalgia is also a contradictory emotion, which includes positive aspects, but also missing from a past that cannot come back (Lee, 2015Lee, Y. (2015). Creating memorable experiences in a reuse heritage site. Annals of Tourism Research, 55, 155–170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2015.09.009
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).

Coelho, Gosling, and Almeida (2018)Coelho, M. de F., Gosling, M. de S., & Almeida, A. S. A. de. (2018). Tourism experiences: Core processes of memorable trips. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 37, 11–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2018.08.004
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indicate the need to expand the classification of the study of emotions of tourist experiences, both positive and negative, since the current scales and studies are insufficient to describe how such emotions can be managed and better understood. In general, there is a shortage of studies investigating the emotional fluctuations of tourists and the role of negative feelings in travel experiences (Mayer et al., 2019Mayer, V. F., Machado, J. dos S., Marques, O.., & Nunes, J. M. G. (2019). Mixed feelings?: fluctuations in well-being during tourist travels. Service Industries Journal, 0(0), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/02642069.2019.1600671
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).

Sensory elements such as smells, sounds, taste, touch, and visual aspects can stimulate the emotions and memory of travelers. However, internal factors of the visitor, such as being receptive to new cultures, also impact on the memory of tourists (Kim & Jang, 2016Kim, J.., & Jang, S. S. (2016). Memory Retrieval of Cultural Event Experiences?: Examining Internal and External Influences. Journal of Travel Research, 55(3), 322–339. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287514553058
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). It is also valid to note that memories are dynamic and subject to change over time, through processes of daily routine (Park & Santos, 2017Park, S.., & Santos, C. A. (2017). Exploring the Tourist Experience: A Sequential Approach. Journal of Travel Research, 56(1), 16–27. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287515624017
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).

Another element that tends to be remembered by tourists are unexpected experiences (Park & Santos, 2017Park, S.., & Santos, C. A. (2017). Exploring the Tourist Experience: A Sequential Approach. Journal of Travel Research, 56(1), 16–27. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287515624017
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). Several authors have proved the importance of the novelty perceived by tourists for the formation of memorable tourist experiences (Kim & Ritchie, 2014Kim, J.-H.., & Ritchie, J. R. B. (2014). Cross-Cultural Validation of a Memorable Tourism Experience Scale (MTES). Journal of Travel Research, 53(3), 323–335. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287513496468
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;Kim et al., 2012Kim, J., Ritchie, J. R. B.., & Mccormick, B. (2012). Development of a Scale to Measure Memorable Tourism Experiences. Journal of Travel Research, 51(1), 12–25. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287510385467
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; Tsai, 2016Tsai, C. S. (2016). Memorable Tourist Experiences and Place Attachment When Consuming Local Food. International Journal of Tourism Research, 18(6), 536–548. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr
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). In this sense, destinations that offer innovations for the tourist can be more competitive. Moreover, many elements cannot be controlled neither by managers nor by tourists, which triggers unexpected moments that can have positive or negative consequences for the trip, such as the Covid-19 pandemic.

4 METHODOLOGY

In order to understand the experiences, emotions, and memories of travel during the propagation of Covid-19, the methodological approach chosen is qualitative, based on in-depth interviews conducted with tourists who started trips between January and March 2020. These interviews show reports of travelers who have suffered the consequences of the pandemic on all continents, in solo trips, excursions and even on a cruise, facing the possibility of not being able to return home and getting sick in foreign countries.

The participants of this study were selected according to the snowball method, by means of a call for volunteers, shared in social networks determined by the authors. Only those individuals who traveled between January and March 2020 and met the following criteria were included in the study: a) were impacted during an ongoing trip; b) were prevented or delayed from returning home due to mobility restrictions, such as flight cancellations, closure of borders, or cruise confinement; d) were affected by changes in their trip because they contracted Covid-19 in a foreign country. The profile of the 21 individuals who met the inclusion methodological criteria is summarized in Table 2.

Table 2
General Profile of Research Participants

All volunteers filled out a TCLE (Term of Free and Informed Consent, Termo de Consentimento Livre e Esclarecido, in Portuguese) and authorized the recording of the interviews, which were conducted through the Google Meet platform. The semi-structured script followed a sequential logic, based on the travel cycle: pre-trip, during the trip, and post-trip (Park & Santos, 2017Park, S.., & Santos, C. A. (2017). Exploring the Tourist Experience: A Sequential Approach. Journal of Travel Research, 56(1), 16–27. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287515624017
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). Two pilot interviews guided the reorganization of the questions in the final script used. The interviews were conducted by two senior researchers, during the first two weeks of April, and had an average duration of 60 minutes.

For the data analysis, a descriptive, interpretative, and thematic approach was adopted, seeking the identification of repeated patterns in the narratives and memories of the research participants. The narratives included the motivations for the trip, the decision to embark on the Covid-19 dissemination, the experiences and feelings, the relationship with tourist service providers, the consequences of the trip.

The examination of the reports was done with the support of the NVivo software, in an inductive way, with the adoption of the grounded theory method. The use of this method is considered appropriate when a methodological dynamism is needed and the researcher emphasizes an objective, inductive logic, and the emersion of the data focuses on constant comparison in order to produce the grounded theory (Ralph et al., 2015Ralph, N., Birks, M.., & Chapman, Y. (2015). The Methodological Dynamism of Grounded Theory. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 14(4), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406915611576
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). There are also reports from other authors who have studied tourist experience based on grounded theory (Coelho et al., 2018Coelho, M. de F., Gosling, M. de S., & Almeida, A. S. A. de. (2018). Tourism experiences: Core processes of memorable trips. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 37, 11–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2018.08.004
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; Filieri, 2016Filieri, R. (2016). What makes an online consumer review trustworthy? Annals of Tourism Research, 58, 46–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2015.12.019
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; Zare, 2019Zare, S. (2019a). Cultural influences on memorable tourism experiences. Anatolia, 30(3), 316–327. https://doi.org/10.1080/13032917.2019.1575886
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), which reinforces the choice of this method.

The steps adopted followed the proposal of Strauss and Corbin (2008)Strauss, A.., & Corbin, J. (2008). Pesquisa Qualitativa: Técnicas e procedimentos para o desenvolvimento de uma teoria fundamentada. Artmed., of open, axial, and selective coding. Open coding involves examining each line of text and defining actions and events that are represented in the data. Axial coding tries to group the codes, initially found in open coding, to represent a set of open codes in a grouped manner. For example, “relief”, “despair”, “happiness” and “fear” were grouped in the category “emotions”. Finally, the third step integrates the two previous phases seeking a process of conceptualization and data integration (Zare, 2019bZare, S. (2019b). Cultural influences on memorable tourism experiences. Anatolia, 30(3), 316–327. https://doi.org/10.1080/13032917.2019.1575886
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). Thus, the selective codification presented as a challenge to the researchers to contemplate only what was particular to the travel experiences during the pandemic, crossing with the chronological scheme of the experience proposed by Park and Santos (2017)Park, S.., & Santos, C. A. (2017). Exploring the Tourist Experience: A Sequential Approach. Journal of Travel Research, 56(1), 16–27. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287515624017
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.

5 RESULTS

About the characterization of the 21 Brazilian participants of the study, 15 were women and 6 were men, with ages between 22 and 69 (average age of 39 years). With degrees in several areas and 18 residents in Brazil and 3 abroad, all have degrees, 12 also have postgraduate degrees. Motivated by studies, work, visits to relatives, change of residence, and leisure, 3 began the trip in January, 2 in February, and 16 in March; among the latter, 6 embarked after March 11, soon after the WHO declared that the world was experiencing a Covid-19 pandemic (Frame 2).

Frame 2
Travelers' memories of moments during the trip in the Covid-19 pandemic

At the time of the interviews, 2 research participants had not yet returned to their homes; 10 were able to anticipate the return, and 7 had to delay returning home. In this sense, their reports allow deepening knowledge about the memorable travel experiences that occurred in these extreme situations. Thus, the results reveal the emotional aspects of the experiences and highlight the variations in emotions and memories through the chronology of the trip. This way, the analyses were divided in order to differentiate these two main categories: 1) feelings x chronology of the trip, and 2) memories x chronology of the trip.

5.1 Memorable feelings

The literature points out the need for more studies about tourists' feelings and emotions in their travel experiences (Coelho, Gosling & Almeida, 2019Coelho, M. F.., & Gosling, M. S. (2018). Memorable Tourism Experience ( MTE ): A scale proposal and test. Touris., & Management Studies, 14(4), 15–24.). It also draws attention that studies tend to point out essentially positive emotions when related to the study of memorable tourist experiences (Cornelisse, 2018Cornelisse, M. (2018). Understanding memorable tourism experiences: A case study. Research in Hospitality Management, 8(2), 93–99. https://doi.org/10.1080/22243534.2018.1553370
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; Tung & Ritchie, 2011Tung, V. W. S.., & Ritchie, J. R. B. (2011b). Investigating the Memorable Experiences of the Senior Travel Market: An Examination of the Reminiscence Bump. Journal of Trave., & Tourism Marketing, 28(March 2015), 331–343. https://doi.org/10.1080/10548408.2011.563168
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). However, by analyzing the participants' narratives about their experiences pre-during and post-travel, it is possible to identify positive and negative feelings of tourists, as pointed out by Coelho et al. (2018)Coelho, M. de F., Gosling, M. de S., & Almeida, A. S. A. de. (2018). Tourism experiences: Core processes of memorable trips. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 37, 11–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2018.08.004
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. Figure 1 presents a word cloud generated from the coding made on the memorable feelings of the participants' experiences.

Positive emotions were present in the narratives, particularly in two distinct moments. In the memories of the pre-trip, joy, excitement, enthusiasm, and happiness were mentioned in descriptions about the anticipation of dreams that could be realized through the trip and in meetings with meaningful people. Tranquility and carelessness were also mentioned during this phase.

Figure 1
Memorable emotions of the interviewees

The predominance of memories accompanied by negative feelings occurred during the trip. Fear was the most mentioned emotion, followed by despair; tension, panic, stress, crying, nervousness, agony, frustration, sadness, and paranoia, appeared in several descriptions, especially those related to the experiences lived in lockdown, flight cancellations, difficulties in customer service, uncertainties about the possibility of contamination, and return home situations. Expressions like “getting stuck”, “I just wanted to go home” appeared in many narratives, always at touching moments of the interview, when participants remembered the stress and fear of being away from home, surrounded by uncertainty. Some reports of nervousness, due to the Covid-19, appeared yet in the pre-trip.

Relief and comfort were feelings present in the memories of the post-trip, always related to returning home and the feeling of finally being in a place where there is a psychological sense of security. Relief and joy were also mentioned when participants described the end of the trip, the culmination of efforts to “escape” from “getting stuck” in strange or foreign places. Gratitude for a “happy ending” also appeared in the interviewees' narratives.

5.2 Memories about the pre-trip.

Analyzing the memories and descriptions made by participants about their pre-trip experiences (examples presented in Frame 1), were identified three central themes: (1) involvement with travel planning; (2) social pressure and special dates; (3) pre-boarding risk assessments.

Frame 1
Travelers' memories of pre-trip moments in the Covid-19 pandemic

Involvement with travel planning — About the planning, most participants reported that trips were decided long before they started, most many months before. Thus, the decision to travel was made in advance and investments had already been made, both monetary and psychological. Many reports indicated high affectivity and plans difficult to abandon, despite the risks of Covid-19 and the growing uncertainty. These narratives show that before boarding individuals had to face a dilemma: to give up travel and plans? or to go back and lose everything, or part, of what had been dedicated? These reports point to a high involvement with the trip and feelings of aversion to loss (Kahneman, 2011Kahneman, D. (2011). Rapido e Devagar: Duas Formas de Pensar. Editora Objetiva. https://doi.org/doi:10.1038/2491
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; Tversky & Kahneman, 1981Tversky, A.., & Kahneman, D. (1981). The framing of decisions and the psychology of choice. Science 1, 211, 453–458.).

There were also descriptions of opportunities taken up during planning, such as air tickets issued with miles, promotions, and “very low” prices. Interviewees also reported that they would have difficulty in rescheduling the trip and that they would lose part of the money spent if they decided not to board.

Social pressure and special dates – Two factors stood out as justifications to travel during the pandemic. The first factor involved the pressure from travel companions and family members to make the trip. One of the reports involved a meeting with family members to decide whether the couple should travel or not. Another factor concerns very special and unique celebrations and situations such as celebrating birthdays, 25 years of marriage, birth of a child in the family, and participating in a very meaningful ceremony. Such situations seemed to add an affective and social burden to travel decisions. In this sense, considering the affective and social involvement, the cancellation of the trip seems to be even more difficult.

Pre-boarding risk assessments — The third theme is directly related to Covid-19 and deals with travel risk assessments. The participants tried to remember what they knew and understood about the disease before the trip. Many reported that they sought information in the media, on websites, and from official sources. Others said they were “monitoring” the number of cases and the spread of the disease in different locations around the world. Those who had scheduled trips to places perceived as more risky at the time, even made last-minute changes, a behavior that indicates the search for the reduction of the probability of failure in the choice (Souza et al., 2012Souza, A. G. de, Melo, F. V. S.., & Barbosa, M. de L. de A. (2012). Riscos Percebidos Na Aquisição De Serviços Hoteleiros Online: Fatores Determinantes Das Estratégias De Redução E Suas Relações Com As Características Demográficas Do Consumidor. Revista Brasileira de Pesquisa Em Turismo, 6(2), 201–215. https://doi.org/10.7784/rbtur.v6i2.527
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). Those who perceived they were heading for destinations outside the “contagion area” felt more protected and optimistic to embark, a risk avoidance behavior already documented in the literature (Song et al., 2019Song, H., Livat, F.., & Ye, S. (2019). Effects of terrorist attacks on tourist flows to France: Is wine tourism a substitute for urban tourism? Journal of Destination Marketing and Management, 14(September), 100385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdmm.2019.100385
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). Beliefs about virus susceptibility, disease characteristics, and self-protection capacity also guided the risk assessments of respondents (Gao et al., 2000Gao, X., Nau, D. P., Rosenbluth, S. A., Scott, V.., & Woodward, C. (2000). The relationship of disease severity, health beliefs and medication adherence among HIV patients. AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 12(4), 387–398. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540120050123783
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; Sridhar et al., 2016Sridhar, S., Régner, I., Brouqui, P.., & Gautret, P. (2016). Methodologies for measuring travelers’ risk perception of infectious diseases: A systematic review. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 14(4), 360–372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2016.05.012
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).

Still according to reports, everything “seemed normal”, with excursions and flights confirmed, no alert issued by the official channels of the airlines, the cruise operator, or the travel operators. The feeling of “normality” of the services and the lack of clear alerts from the companies seem to have contributed to the risk assessment and to the perception that it was safe to go on with the trip.

5.3 Memorable experiences during the trip

In remembering and describing their experiences during the trip (examples presented in Frame 2, with the rapid spread of Covid-19, participants in the study focused largely on three central themes: (1) transfiguration of the tourist experience; (2) precarious service and helplessness, and (3) self-protection.

Transfiguration of the tourist experience — Participants of the study, especially those who managed to complete the trip before March 11, described the unusual sensation of circulating calmly through very popular tourist destinations and attractions. During the interviews, negative reports and reductions in welfare levels (Mayer et al., 2019Mayer, V. F., Machado, J. dos S., Marques, O.., & Nunes, J. M. G. (2019). Mixed feelings?: fluctuations in well-being during tourist travels. Service Industries Journal, 0(0), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/02642069.2019.1600671
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) were predominant and involved closed attractions or reduced opening hours; forced confinement in hotel rooms and closing of leisure areas; bans on circulation in destinations with fines and police force; difficulty in accessing public transportation (buses, taxis, application cars); suspension of basic services in cities and roads; difficulty in accessing food and hygiene products.

Reports show that the rapid increase in mobility interruptions has always been present, with countries announcing border closures and return home options becoming scarcer by the day. The feeling of loss of control was also present, coupled with the realization of “being a foreigner”, without assistance, and without supportive relationships “outside home”.

Poor service and helplessness— The narratives also bring feelings of abandonment in relation to tourist services. Descriptions were focused on general lack of information and guidance; multiple flight cancellations without warning; long queues and long hours of waiting in congested service channels; confused and unprepared staff and crew; rejection of check-in by hotels and exchange for unwanted accommodations; besides the lack of travel insurance coverage in cases of pandemic. The experience in airports and flights has been described by many as chaotic, tense, and frightening.

In general, interviewees expressed feelings of helplessness with the poor support provided by companies and the tourist structure of destinations, with suspension of basic rights for tourists (Baum & Hai, 2020Baum, T.., & Hai, N. T. T. (2020). Hospitality, tourism, human rights and the impact of Covid-19. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-03-2020-0242
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). Besides the general perceived lack of support, the memory of high prices charged by companies and airlines for return flights was recurrent in the interviews. Participants mentioned amounts that reached, for example, three or four times the prices paid or researched by them, demonstrating feelings of unfairness with the prices (Mayer & Avila, 2014Mayer, V. F.., & Avila, M. (2014). Perceptions of unfairness in price increases: an experimental study. Revista de Administração, 49(3), 566–577. https://doi.org/10.5700/rausp1168
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). Difficulties with reimbursements and uncertainty in future rescheduling of hotels and airline tickets were also mentioned.

Many respondents sought help from people close to them, friends or family who were in Brazil, to solve the difficulties, and attributed the success of their efforts to “luck”, “persistence”, “cleverness,” “experience”, and “God”. Still, some company employees were remembered for offering help and solving difficult problems, even amidst the chaos. The memory of the dedicated support of travel agents was also important for some interviewees.

Self-protection — The self-protective behaviors adopted during the trip include memories of mask, alcohol gel, escaping from coughing people, and the attempts at distancing, which have intensified throughout the trip. The adoption or not of self-protection behaviors and items seemed to have been influenced by the perceived environments and social norms, rather than by the knowledge that the interviewees had about the disease (Riggs, 2017Riggs, W. (2017). Painting the fence: Social norms as economic incentives to nonautomotive travel behavior. TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR AND SOCIETY, 7, 26–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2016.11.004
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).

5.4 Post-trip memories

In reporting the post-trip memories (examples presented in Frame 3, the study participants focused mainly on two themes: (1) consequences of the trip, and (2) reflections on the experience.

Frame 3
Travelers' memories of post-trip moments in the Covid-19 pandemic

Consequences of the trip — Some of the consequences of the trip involve Covid-19 directly. Quarantine, isolation, alcohol gel, and other hygiene measures, as well as remote work have emerged as new practices adopted on the return home. Some participants reported financial losses due to unforeseen or unrecoverable expenses, suffering from psychological sequelae and health problems.

Reflections on the experience — The second theme present in the descriptions of the post-trip were the reflections on the experience and attributions of causality, with many mentions on the surprise of the pandemic and the speed with which the events unfolded. Some attributed the difficulties they experienced to the nature of the virus and to the characteristics of rapid and difficult to predict contagion. Others have resented the lack of preparation and agility of companies and governments in taking measures to protect individuals and customers.

Marked by the memories and feelings of the experience, the research participants took stock of their decisions and what they learned. Not everyone considered that they made a bad decision considering the information available at the time. Many said they were not sorry, because everything went well or because they had accumulated another travel experience. However, others regretted they had boarded.

Some mentioned learning related to practical aspects of the trip: have a credit card with a good limit for contingencies; always have cash, because at these times ATMs get congested; avoid issuing miles in other “partner” companies, because the service becomes even more complicated; know how to speak English, the local language or have a companion who knows it; make quick decisions and have patience to face queues and service channels; be careful with promotions and great offers; avoid accommodation establishments with high personal contact; inform yourself carefully about contractual clauses of insurance and other tourist services; and privilege the purchase with good travel agents. Many descriptions showed mistrust in relation to the service and protection of tourists, who needed to “rely on themselves”.

Other reports focused on human issues and social relations, or even reflections on nature and humanity; deeper learnings apparently achieved such as valuing the family more, adopting greater hygiene care, preserving the environment, planning less, being lighter and simpler in consumption and travel, and enjoying freedom.

Finally, many have shown themselves to be careful with new travel plans, and have said they wish to travel to nearby places and wait for a vaccine or cure. Even so, they expressed the desire to travel again, to redo what was not done, to be with distant relatives.

6 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS

This study provided knowledge about the experiences of tourists who traveled to destinations around the globe during the propagation of Covid-19, filling a gap in the tourism literature. It was possible to understand the factors that influenced the travel decision, despite the risks of the virus, and how travelers faced many extraordinary and unexpected situations, such as the closure of borders, lockdown in tourist destinations, interruption of hotel services, mobility restrictions, suspension of services, contamination risks, and even illness. Figure 2 shows the framework that represents the findings of the study.

Figure 2
Framework of Travelers' Memories and Emotions during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Analysis of pre-trip memories and feelings revealed that tourists too involved with dreams and travel plans tend not to be willing to lose their resources, or to give up “a dream trip,” a phenomenon described by Prospect Theory and known in the field of behavioral economics as aversion to loss (Kahneman & Tversky, 1979Kahneman, D.., & Tversky, A. (1979). Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision under Risk. Econometrica, 47(2), 262–292.). The social pressure suffered by many of the interviewees — special dates, influence of relatives and friends — was also a relevant factor in the decision to continue the trip. In turn, risk assessment before traveling involved gathering information available at the time of pre-trip, including the number of cases in destination countries and perceived susceptibility to the virus (Cho et al., 2013Cho, H., Lee, J. S.., & Lee, S. (2013). Optimistic Bias About H1N1 Flu: Testing the Links Between Risk Communication, Optimistic Bias, and Self-Protection Behavior. Health Communication, 28(2), 146–158. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2012.664805
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; Gao et al., 2000Gao, X., Nau, D. P., Rosenbluth, S. A., Scott, V.., & Woodward, C. (2000). The relationship of disease severity, health beliefs and medication adherence among HIV patients. AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 12(4), 387–398. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540120050123783
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; M. E. Korstanje, 2011Korstanje, M. E. (2011). Why Risk Why Now? Conceptual Problems Around the Risk Perception in Tourism Industry. Revista Brasileira de Pesquisa Em Turismo, 5(1), 4–22. https://doi.org/10.7784/rbtur.v5i1.403
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; Souza et al., 2012Souza, A. G. de, Melo, F. V. S.., & Barbosa, M. de L. de A. (2012). Riscos Percebidos Na Aquisição De Serviços Hoteleiros Online: Fatores Determinantes Das Estratégias De Redução E Suas Relações Com As Características Demográficas Do Consumidor. Revista Brasileira de Pesquisa Em Turismo, 6(2), 201–215. https://doi.org/10.7784/rbtur.v6i2.527
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). In this sense, pre-trip emotions tended to be positive, with feelings of optimism, overconfidence, and a feeling of invulnerability to the virus.

During the trip, unexpected experiences changed the previously planned trip and, for many, impeded fruition, due to the partial or total closure of attractions, restrictions on movements and, mainly, because of poor service and abandonment of airlines, insurance companies, tourist destinations and government institutions such as embassies, which in some cases disregarded travelers' rights (Baum & Hai, 2020Baum, T.., & Hai, N. T. T. (2020). Hospitality, tourism, human rights and the impact of Covid-19. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-03-2020-0242
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). At that moment, memorable feelings (Coelho et al., 2018Coelho, M. de F., Gosling, M. de S., & Almeida, A. S. A. de. (2018). Tourism experiences: Core processes of memorable trips. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 37, 11–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2018.08.004
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) of helplessness, fear, tension, anxiety and despair emerged, with fluctuations in the levels of well-being (Mayer et al., 2019Mayer, V. F., Machado, J. dos S., Marques, O.., & Nunes, J. M. G. (2019). Mixed feelings?: fluctuations in well-being during tourist travels. Service Industries Journal, 0(0), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/02642069.2019.1600671
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), besides perceptions of injustice (Mayer & Avila, 2014Mayer, V. F.., & Avila, M. (2014). Perceptions of unfairness in price increases: an experimental study. Revista de Administração, 49(3), 566–577. https://doi.org/10.5700/rausp1168
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). It was possible to identify negative emotions that are normally not reported by tourists and have a great relationship with the uncertainty of the trip and the possibility of contracting the disease. Some tourists were concerned about maintaining their self-protection with the use of equipment and social distancing, but some did not take any precautions, because they did not feel threatened or even because of the perception of local social norms (Riggs, 2017Riggs, W. (2017). Painting the fence: Social norms as economic incentives to nonautomotive travel behavior. TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR AND SOCIETY, 7, 26–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2016.11.004
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).

Finally, tourists reflected on trip decisions and their consequences. Some had financial losses, others had consequences on physical health — including the contraction of Covid-19 — and psychological health. The reflections involved learning, decision assessments, and plans for the future. Some expressed regret, recognizing a risky behavior, others attributed their decisions to the information available at the time. Those with travel plans report being more careful and attentive to health risks (Cahyanto et al., 2016Cahyanto, I., Wiblishauser, M., Pennington-Gray, L., & Schroeder, A. (2016). The dynamics of travel avoidance: The case of Ebola in the U.S. Tourism Management Perspectives, 20, 195–203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2016.09.004
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; Song et al., 2019Song, H., Livat, F.., & Ye, S. (2019). Effects of terrorist attacks on tourist flows to France: Is wine tourism a substitute for urban tourism? Journal of Destination Marketing and Management, 14(September), 100385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdmm.2019.100385
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).

About the implications of the study, Frame 5 summarizes the theoretical implications and research opportunities that were identified throughout the analysis and that can be addressed in future studies on the relationships between risk in travel, aversion to loss, biases of judgment, social influences, feelings, and memories. It can be understood that travel experiences during Covid-19 can exemplify other extreme and unexpected situations in which the context of uncertainty demands quick responses from travelers and managers of public and private organizations.

Frame 5
Theoretical implications and research opportunities

Regarding management implications, an important issue refers to the helplessness felt in tourist destinations, and with the support given by companies in the tourism sector. This highlights the weak support network for travelers and the lack of preparation of organizations. From now on, it is necessary to invest in process redesign, adoption of new practices and preparation for risk mitigation, and improved interactions with tourists (Coelho & Mayer, 2020Coelho, M. F.., & Mayer, V. F. (2020). Gestão de serviços pós-covid: o que se pode aprender com o setor de turismo e viagens? Gestão e Sociedade, 14(39), 3698–3706. https://doi.org/10.21171/ges.v14i39.3306
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).

About the companies, the main complaints were about the poor service of airlines for rescheduling flights. Such companies need to look for solutions that allow rescheduling and contact between passengers and company in a faster and safer way. Communication issues such as establishing a clear rescheduling policy, pricing, reimbursement, service updates, cancellations, as well as finding appropriate channels for this communication, can contribute to a more beneficial relationship for all actors involved in the tourism chain. It also became clear the importance of hospitality workers, especially of accommodations and tourist attractions, to inform the contextual situations of that destination, as well as to offer logistical support such as the indication of services and operation of the locations.

Regarding tourists, the study shows that some tourists say they feel safer in hiring travel agents, since agents contributed to solve the problems of tourists during the pandemic. Other reports pointed to the need to have financial resources when traveling, for use in unexpected cases. The travel insurance contract, which does not provide coverage in case of a pandemic, has also been narrated with surprise by some travelers. In this sense, the search for prior information can contribute to travel planning and minimize risks when traveling. Finally, all reports point to the resolution of the problem faced in some way by tourists, even if the experience involved unwanted situations.

It should be mentioned that some feelings were positive when related to companies in the sector, but in occasional situations. For example, when participants reported a sense of tranquility and confidence when having flights rescheduled by a travel agent, or gratitude for a rescheduling by an airline attendant, even with the call connection failing. Therefore, the results reinforce that companies that manage negative experiences such as frustrations and suffering can generate even more positive memories for tourists (Tung, Lin, Qiu Zhang, & Zhao, 2016Tung, V. W. S.., & Ritchie, J. R. B. (2011a). Exploring the essence of memorable tourism experiences. Annals of Tourism Research, 38(4), 1367–1386.).

About the contributions of this study, besides adding to tourism and Covid-19 literature, from the survey and classification of national and international studies, this study contributes to the understanding of the travel behavior of tourists during the pandemic, a topic until now ignored by researchers in the area. Moreover, the study contributes by capturing and emphasizing the context of emotions, especially negative ones, in travel experiences. This is because the literature points out that the emotions of memorable trips tend to be positive (Cornelisse, 2018Cornelisse, M. (2018). Understanding memorable tourism experiences: A case study. Research in Hospitality Management, 8(2), 93–99. https://doi.org/10.1080/22243534.2018.1553370
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).

As the study was limited to Brazilian travelers, the findings may be different for tourists from other cultures. Also, the findings are based on the memory and narratives of travelers, which are subject to changes and inconsistencies (Park & Santos, 2017Park, S.., & Santos, C. A. (2017). Exploring the Tourist Experience: A Sequential Approach. Journal of Travel Research, 56(1), 16–27. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287515624017
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). In this sense, future studies can benefit from research that combines data collection before, during, and after the trip, so as to increase the possibility of triangulation of information presented by tourists. It is valid to highlight that this study was limited to understanding the behavior of those who actually traveled during the pandemic. Travelers who have not completed their trip may be the target of future investigations.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We thank the Federal University of Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil for the financial support for the translation of this paper.

  • How to cite: Mayer, V. F.; Coelho, M. F. (2021). Interrupted dreams: memories and emotions of travel experiences during Covid-19 breakthrough. Revista Brasileira de Pesquisa em Turismo, São Paulo, 15 (1), 2192. http://dx.doi.org/10.7784/rbtur.v15i1.2192

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Edited by

Editor:

Glauber Eduardo de Oliveira Santos.

Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    19 Mar 2021
  • Date of issue
    Jan-Apr 2021

History

  • Received
    21 July 2020
  • Accepted
    21 Oct 2020
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