Traveling Before, During, and After the Pandemic: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Travel Behavior and Travel Medicine Practice
There was a change in travelers' characteristics due to the pandemic, with a shift to shorter trips for tourism, an avoidance of Asia, and a preference for sub-Saharan African countries as a main hub of destination. Some vaccine prescription practices remained low and even decreased during or after the pandemic.
Authors
- Joana Fragoso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5566-9981)
- Luís Malheiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6938-4514)
- Diana Moreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9237-4637)
- C. A. de Azevedo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8839-4010)
- Tiago Teixeira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7777-9866)
- Inês Figueiredo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6492-7185)
- Cristóvão Figueiredo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1428-9963)
- Sofía Nunes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6101-4615)
Institutions
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.66247
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Travel-related health issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54