The destination preferences of foreign tourists during the COVID-19 pandemic and attitudes towards: Marmaris, Turkey

This chapter aimed to determine the factors affecting the destination preferences of foreign tourists visiting Marmaris while COVID-19 pandemic continues, their reasons for selecting Marmaris, and their attitudes and thoughts related to the pandemic. In this chapter, a conceptual framework was presented. Within the context of the conceptual framework, the relationship between COVID-19 and tourism was discussed. Then, the factors affecting the destination preferences of tourists and the changes in these factors as a result of the pandemic was mentioned. Within the context of the theoretical framework, tourists' security perceptions during the pandemic and the effects of the pandemic on the participation of tourists in tourism and tourist behaviours was discussed. In the present study, qualitative research method was employed. The data collected from the tourists were analyzed by using content analysis, one of the qualitative analysis techniques.