Impact of Covid-19 on Employees Retention in Hotels and Travel Agencies in Egypt | ||||
المجلة الدولية للتراث والسياحة والضيافة | ||||
Volume 15, Issue 3, December 2021, Page 653-693 PDF (495.84 K) | ||||
Document Type: المقالة الأصلية | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jihtha.2021.281966 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Ghada M. El-Emam1; Nancy J. Kamel2 | ||||
1Tourism Department- Cairo Higher Institute for Tourism and Hotels- Egypt | ||||
2Hospitality Department - Cairo higher Institute for Tourism and Hotels - Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Covid19 has generated significant consequences affecting almost all aspects of life around the globe as a result of its rapid spread. One of the most negatively affected industries is the tourism industry. Some studies have explored COVID-19 impacts on employees in tourism and hospitality sector. This research aims to investigate the impact of Covid-19 on employees retention in hotels and travel agencies in Egypt. For this purpose, a self-administered questionnaire was used with a random sample of employees in hotels and travel agencies in Greater Cairo. A number of 220 forms were distributed in five star hotels in Greater Cairo, among them 171 forms (77.7%) were completed and valid for analysis. Also, a number of 100 forms were distributed in travel agencies category (A) in Greater Cairo among them 63 forms (63%) were completed and valid for analysis. The research hypotheses were tested through multiple regression using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS 25). The initial results show that Covid-19 negatively affected employee retention. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Covid; 19; employee retention; hospitality industry; travel agencies | ||||
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