The impact of political stability on tourism and travel in European countries - A case study of the Russian-Ukrainian war -

Abstract

This study aims to demonstrate the impact and importance of political stability on tourism and travel in European countries by examining  the case of the Russian-Ukrainian war, which began at the end of February of the current year, and which its effects have  been reflected on international tourism demand in many countries of the world, especially on both the countries neighbouring the territory of the political event location and the conflict parties. This study reached many results, the most important is that the travel and  tourism sector recorded negative indicators in both Russia and Ukraine, especially in the latter, in which flights have been almost  completely interrupted, while in the former, the sanctions imposed by the European Union on Russian airlines and banning them from  flying in its airspace, led to a decline in Russian air transport services, and contributed to the transformation of international tourist  destinations for Russian tourists towards non-European tourist destinations.