Idiomatic tourism in times of Covid-19: Erasmus students from University of Córdoba (Spain) during the 2020/2021 academic year
- Daniel Moreno Muñoz Universidad de Córdoba (España).
- Ricardo Manuel Luque Revuelto Universidad de Córdoba (España)
Abstract
Idiomatic tourism is becoming more popular every year, especially among young people, thanks to the various training programs available at different levels of education. The main objective of this research is to analyze the behavior in tourism of the students receiving an Erasmus scholarship at the University of Córdoba during the 2020-2021 academic year marked by the Covid-19 pandemic. 168 subjects have participated in the study who have answered the questionnaire prepared in order to collect information about the phenomenon. The most relevant conclusion is that their radius of tourist action has been more limited due to mobility restrictions and they have received fewer visits tan they could expect in a normally developed academic year.
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