Roaring 20’s redux? 1920s New Zealand as an example of tourism’s recovery after a pandemic.

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    Abstract

    How quickly does memory fade and travel recover? Looking back to the 1918 Influenza Pandemic, gives clues, along with warnings. This paper reviews newspaper reporting from the period to understand the recovery. While hotels were closed in November 1918, by 1920 travel and tourism recovered swiftly in New Zealand and the hotels bounced back, although always subject to the vagaries of the international economy. The downturn in demand after the 1929 stock market crash came initially as a relief, although no one expected the world situation to deteriorate as it did. Which raises the question, will the 2020s roar or does the challenges to rules based international relations mean that we may not see the bounce back?
    Original languageEnglish
    Publication statusPublished (VoR) - Dec 2022
    Event30th Annual conference of Council for Hospitality Management Education: The human touch in hospitality - Edinburgh Napier University , Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    Duration: 25 May 202227 May 2022

    Conference

    Conference30th Annual conference of Council for Hospitality Management Education
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    CityEdinburgh
    Period25/05/2227/05/22

    Keywords

    • New Zealand hotel history
    • conspicuous consumption
    • Influenza pandemic

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