Incidencias del Covid-19 en el Sector de Hotelería y Turismo - Gerencia Empresarial

Abstract

This writing aims to explain the effects that were generated in the Colombian Hotel and Tourism sector due to the pandemic, in which different aspects such as foreign exchange income, fiscal deficit and unemployment were affected, with this chapter it is intended to give an analysis of the different statistics and behaviors due to the great impact caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, in terms of social, political and economic levels. Where it stands out in the face of the adversities and affectations that occurred in the hotel and tourism sector, which were faced with a series of commercial imbalances and, therefore, it was a sector hit by the crisis in Colombia. In addition, the reactivation measures are analyzed in relation to the cost / benefit that the National Government acquires in the face of this emergency, which were developed throughout the cycle of the pandemic, in order to give priority and greater speed to the reactivation of the sector. , counting on a series of alternatives and measures at the tax and fiscal level, which induce the potentialization and start-up of tourism and the hotel sector in the short term. Thus giving the necessary scope, so that the hotel industry continues to grow at pre-pandemic levels and to be able to align these activities with all those that were launched previously. Within the investigation, it is concluded that the country is very privileged in its geography and is attracted by different tourists from the world, this is an incentive for the Hotel and Tourism sector since it has great contributions to the Colombian economy, it contributes a significant percentage to GDP and has a constant growth also in the generation of employment, that is why it is important to have different alternatives when it comes to reactivating this sector and continue offering a warm welcome to all its visitors.