IMPACT OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC ON NUMBER OF TOURISTS IN REPUBLIC OF N. MACEDONIA

Abstract

The proclamation of the „COVID 19“ pandemic by the World Health Organization changed the way events were organized, created safety protocols that reduced the number of participants, reduced physical participation, and thus reduced opportunities for development and increased visits and accommodation of domestic and foreign tourists. The purpose of the herein presented research is to analyze the number of tourists based on the realized visits and accommodation of domestic and foreign tourists in the Republic of North Macedonia before and during the „COVID 19“ pandemic. The number of tourists in the Republic of Northern Macedonia has decreased. The total number of tourists has decreased by almost 61% compared to the total number of tourists before the „COVID 19“ pandemic.

Keywords: Tourism, COVID 19, visits, nights spent, tourists.