The Impact of Pandemic COVID 19 on Tourism and Hospitality Education: Case Study of Bali Putu Indah Rahmawati, Trianasati
Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha
Abstract
The Corona Virus (Covid-19) is the biggest problem for the world recently. This policy hugely devastating tourism industry, globally and regionally. In Bali, tourism activities suddenly stopped. This crisis not only hit the tourism industry but also every sector in Bali where 80% of people highly rely on tourism. This ongoing study investigates how pandemic COVID 19 impact tourism and hospitality education and then formulate some strategies on how they can handle this crisis. This research is being conducted in the case study destination of Bali, Indonesia. The first phase of the research was conducted from February to April 2020 and involved semi-structured interviews with hotel managers and students. the second phase of the research, expected to commence in June 2020. Which will be involve hotel managers, university lecturers, education policymakers, and students. The preliminary results of this study indicate that, as anticipated, tourism and hotel education impacted by pandemic Covid-19. Government policy forced the internship program shortened into only 3 months and the next internship period is unpredictable. Therefore, the second phase of this study will explore how Tourism and Hospitality Education may be better coordinated at the regional level to handle this situation and explore a strategy to give a win-win solution for tourism industry, students, and university.
