Effect of Epidemic Outbreaks on Abu Dhabi Sports Tourism

This research report investigates the effect of epidemic outbreaks on the sustainability of sports tourism in Abu Dhabi. It begins with an introduction to sustainable tourism and its importance, followed by an overview of the research area, highlighting the significance of the study. The report outlines the aim and objectives, which include examining the impact of natural disasters and epidemic outbreaks on sports events and tourism, interpreting the effects on tourism sustainability, and discussing non-pharmaceutical interventions. A literature review explores the impact of natural disasters and epidemic outbreaks on sports events and the tourism industry. The research design and methodology, including a descriptive research design and qualitative data collection methods, are discussed, along with ethical considerations. The assumed outcomes and implications of the research are presented, concluding with a timescale and references. The report emphasizes the detrimental effects of international travel restrictions and the cancellation of sporting events due to outbreaks, highlighting the significance of the research in the current environment.

Running head: EFFECT OF THE EPIDEMIC OUTBREAKS ON SUSTAINABILITY OF
SPORTS TOURISM IN ABU DHABI
Effect of the Epidemic Outbreaks on Sustainability of Sports Tourism in Abu Dhabi
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Overview of proposed area....................................................................................................3
Significance of the research...................................................................................................3
Aim.........................................................................................................................................4
Objectives...............................................................................................................................4
Literature Review.......................................................................................................................4
Natural disasters and the sports events...................................................................................4
Impact of epidemic outbreak on tourism related to sports industry.......................................5
Influence of the epidemic outbreaks on the tourism sustainability........................................6
Non-pharmaceutical interventions for preventing epidemic outbreak...................................6
Research Design.........................................................................................................................7
Research Methodology...............................................................................................................7
Ethical considerations................................................................................................................9
Assumed outcome....................................................................................................................10
Implications..............................................................................................................................10
Conclusion................................................................................................................................10
Timescale.................................................................................................................................11
References................................................................................................................................12

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Research Title
The research title of the paper is “Effect of the Epidemic Outbreaks on Sustainability
of Tourism in Abu Dhabi”.
Introduction
The concept of the sustainable tourism have emerged to be of great importance in the
present age as it aids in the retention of the economic and the social benefits that can
minimise the adverse effects on the environment (Senbeto and Hon 2020). It encompasses
various elements of the tourism activity which can prove to be profitable for the future. The
research work will talk about how the tourism industry are affected by the pandemics that can
prove to be vital for the development of a country. The research will discuss how the natural
disasters can have an effect on the sports events within the boundary of a particular country.
Overview of proposed area
The research will discuss the impact of the epidemic outbreak on the aspect of the
sustainability of the tourism within Abu Dhabi. The travel and the tourism can be stated to be
renowned tourism of world that can bring the positive effects on the economy of a nation.
The research will talk about the impact that epidemic outbreaks have on the element of sports
tourism within the framework of Abu Dhabi. The research will focus on how the
sustainability will be disrupted due to the onslaught of the epidemic outbreaks in the modern
era. The research will discuss about the non-pharmaceutical interventions that can be adopted
that can prevent the epidemic in a country.
Significance of the research
The international travel restrictions during the time of the epidemic outbreaks can
greatly harm the aspect of the tourism and have a negative effect on the growth of a nation.
The sporting events have contributed greatly to enhance the status of UAE among the other

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countries of the world and the incidence of the epidemic outbreak would greatly harm the
prospect of Abu Dhabi (Novelli et al. 2018). This research is of great relevance in the present
age as the changes taking place in the environment on account of the unprecedented
population growth have given birth to the infectious diseases that jeopardize the lives of the
people in the present age. The research can be stated to be of great significance as it delves
into the aspect of the emerging infections that can greatly hinder the aspect of tourism of a
country.
Aim
To find out the impact of the epidemic outbreaks on tourism sustainability in Abu
Dhabi
Objectives
 To examine natural disasters which affects sports events
 To find out the effect of the epidemic outbreaks on the sports tourism in Abu Dhabi
 To interpret how the sustainability of tourism would be affected by the epidemic
outbreaks
 To discuss the non-pharmaceutical interventions that can prevent the epidemic
outbreaks
Literature Review
Natural disasters and the sports events
Natural disasters refer to the catastrophic events that have the atmospheric origins and
causes the property damage along with the environmental disruption. The natural disasters
have been found to have a great influence on the aspect of the public health and it hinders the
occurrence of the sports events within the framework of a particular country. The natural
disasters can be stated to be out of the human control and they are instrumental in causing the

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damage to the life along with the personal property (Mylonopoulos, Moira and Kikilia 2016).
The sports events are cancelled across the world and it plunges global sporting calendar into
the disarray and it casts the shadow over the future of the sports tourism. It can cast a shadow
on the sports events as it gives rise to the unprecedented situation that proves to be
challenging for the sports tourism (Geard et al. 2016). The travel bans are implemented in the
event of the epidemic outbreaks that affects the ability of travelling for an individual. The
registrations have to be cancelled in the case of the emergence of the epidemic outbreak that
proves to be catastrophic for the aspect of the sports tourism. They can plunge the sports
sector into a state of grave crisis that can prove to be harmful for the tourism.
Impact of epidemic outbreak on tourism related to sports industry
The countries have evacuated the citizens from the various citizens of the world so
that they can be safe from the effect of the virus that is wreaking havoc in the lives of the
people. The death toll have risen and this have proved to be detrimental for the sports events
taking place across the world. Abu Dhabi Sports Council have cancelled that of UAE tour
which was supposed to be held in the year 2020 as there were two staff members who had
tested positive in relation to the Covid -19. According to Wise and Harris (2017), the public
health is held to be of utmost importance and the spread of the virus among the population
have paved the path for the losses in the aspect of the sports tourism. It have been argued by
Slak Valek (2018), that Saudi Arabia have suspended the visas for the tourists on account of
the fact that the virus is spreading among the population at an alarming speed. Abu Dhabi
have taken recourse to the screening measures at the crucial entry points that have hindered
the occurrence of the sports along with the cultural events. It have led to the postponement of
Formula 1 Powerboat world Championship that have immense repercussions for the economy
of the country.

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Influence of the epidemic outbreaks on the tourism sustainability
The tourism along with the hospitality sector across the world have been affected by
the pandemics on account of nature of business that is related to travelling of the people.
According to Wise and Harris (2017), history have brought out the fact that the epidemics
along with the pandemics have a great effect on the hotels along with the restaurants. It have
a detrimental effect on the international carriers that have caused a loss for the passenger
revenue. It have caused the cancellation of the airlines companies across the world that have
left a bad impact on the sports tourism industry (Musinguzi 2016). It can have a significant
effect on the aspect of the expenditure of the consumers that would prove to be threatening
for the factor of the tourism sustainability. It have been argued by Wise and Harris (2017),
that the public along with the private health system are greatly affected on account of the
emergence of the epidemic outbreak. It causes a surge in the hospital admissions that can
incur the loss for the tourism sector within the framework of a country. The people would be
less willing to spend on the aspect of the tourism in the event of the emergence of any kind of
the health problem. According to Shipway (2018), the epidemic outbreak have posed the risk
for various countries of the world and it creates the way for the uneven performance among
the outbound travel markets. The international tourism have suffered the setback owing to the
epidemic outbreak as it have disrupted the elements of the travel along with the trade.
Non-pharmaceutical interventions for preventing epidemic outbreak
The effective community engagement can act as an important factor that can help in
the prevention of the outbreak within the framework of a particular country. The communities
should have the thorough knowledge about the transmission of the disease that can offer the
people with the protection. The consultation and the engagement with the community can aid
in the implementation of the response measures that can help in providing the proper
treatment to the patients (Musinguzi 2016). The risk communication can act as another

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important element that can build the trust in between the people and the authorities. It have
been argued by Valek (2017), that the communication by the authorities to that of the public
can help in overcoming the risks in relation to the epidemic outbreak. The social media can
be made use of that can help in engaging the public and the creation of the situational
awareness. It can act as the integrated strategy that can aid in the achieving of the
convergence of the accurate information (Valek and Fotiadis 2019).
Research Design
There are five kinds of the research design- descriptive, experimental, co-relational,
diagnostic and explanatory research design. The descriptive research design would be used in
the case of the research work as it can help the researcher in describing case in an elaborate
manner that can help the researcher in arriving at the conclusion (Hennink, Hutter and Bailey
2020). It is indicative of a research method that helps in the analysis and in the presentation
of the collected data. It can help the researcher in providing the insights regarding the various
aspects of the research. This research design can aid in understanding need for research that
underlines the significance of the research. The epidemic outbreaks are spreading across the
world in the present age and the descriptive design can help in understanding the implication
of this factor on the aspect of the sports tourism in Abu Dhabi. It can help in understanding
how the various kinds of groups are responding to a particular situation and hence this
method have been utilized for understanding the effect of the epidemic on the tourism sector
within the framework of Abu Dhabi.
Research Methodology
There are two kinds of data collection method- qualitative and quantitative.
Qualitative research refers to the empirical research in which data is not in form of the
numbers. It makes use of various kinds of methods that can develop the deep understanding

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regarding how the people perceive the social realities and how they carry out act within the
boundary of social world (Green and Thorogood 2018). The quantitative method analyses the
data with the help of the numerical comparisons along with the statistical inferences. The
qualitative method have been used in this research as it have helped in offering a dynamic
approach that have helped in the gathering of the valuable information in relation to the
research (Bernard 2017). This method have been made use of as it can help in understanding
the emotions of people which drives and behaviour along with the feelings of an individual. It
can prove to be useful in understanding why the outbreak of the epidemic can be detrimental
for the growth of sports tourism within Abu Dhabi.
There are various kinds of research philosophy- ontology, epistemology, positivism,
realism and interpretivism (Ryan 2018). The interpretivism philosophy is on the basis of the
social world and it helps in understanding the unique experiences of the people (Hughes and
Sharrock 2016). It can prove to be of great use in carrying out this research as it can help in
understanding how the external force of the epidemic outbreak would influence the sector of
the sports tourism in Abu Dhabi. It helps in going to the root of the cause of the human action
that can help in unravelling various occurrences taking place within the boundary of the
society.
There are two kinds of the research approach- deductive and the inductive approach.
Deductive approach follows the aspect of the logic in a close manner and it aids in the
formation of a new hypothesis. It helps in designing the research strategy that can aid in
testing hypothesis. The inductive approach on the other hand starts with the theories and it
helps in the identification of the patterns along with the relationships (Trinh 2018). This
research will make use of the deductive approach as the emphasis is on the aspect of the
causality in the event of this research. The research talks about the impact of the epidemic
outbreaks on the element of the sports tourism and hence the deductive approach can prove to

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be of great use in arriving at a concrete conclusion in relation to the topic. This research can
be conducted on the basis of general idea and it can aid in the formation of the development
of the theory.
There are two kinds of the methods of the data collection- primary and the secondary
data. The raw data is collected in the event of the primary method with the help of the
surveys, experimentation along with the observation. In the event of the secondary data, the
data is collected with the help of the books, magazines along with the journals. This research
will take recourse to the secondary method of the data collection as the data that have already
been collected by another researcher have been used for finding the relevant information in
relation to the research (Johnston 2017). It can prove to be helpful in the area of analysis that
can help in arriving at a pertinent conclusion in relation to the research.
Ethical considerations
The maintenance of the ethics in relation to the research can be said to be of great
significance that can have an effect on the value of the research. An important research ethics
is the prohibition of any kind of the data manipulation. Researcher have to present data in the
original form without any kind of the tampering that can help in the justification of the
findings in relation to the research. The data have to be collected from the authentic sources
that can be stated to be crucial for the maintenance of the ethics in relation to the research.
The researcher have to collect the data from the secondary sources that are authentic that can
take care of the validity, reliability along with the quality of the research. The data that is
collected should be utilised for the academic purpose that can ensure the ethics pertaining to
the research.

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Assumed outcome
The assumed outcome in relation to the research is that the outbreak of the epidemic
outbreak will have a detrimental effect on the tourism related to sports in Abu Dhabi. The
emergence of the epidemic will wreak havoc on the aspects of the event scheduling along
with the planning that will prove to be harmful for the sports tourism in Abu Dhabi. Sports
brings together a large number of the athletes along with the spectators within the framework
of the single location and hence the spread of the diseases will bear the negative repercussion
on the sports tourism within Abu Dhabi.
Implications
The result of the study will be that it will help in understanding regarding the factors
that can have effect on the sports tourism. It will help in understanding the relationship in
between the phenomena of the natural occurrences and the tourism sector that can prove to be
useful in the case of the future research.
Conclusion
The spread of the epidemic will lead to the problems for the tourism sector. It will
give rise to the health fears that would affect the profitability of the tourism sector. The
research work will help in understanding why the sustainability of the tourism is of great
importance in the present age and how it is vulnerable to the conditions prevailing in the
environment. The research work can help in understanding the non-pharmaceutical
interventions that can be used that can aid in the prevention of the spread of the epidemic
outbreak. The secondary method of the data collection will be used for the collection of the
information that can increase the validity of the research.

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Timescale
6 months 1 year 1 ½ year 2 years 2 ½ years 3 years
Topic
Selection
Framing the
aims and the
objectives
Developing
the research
methodology
Collecting
the
secondary
data
Findings
Understanding
the
implication
for future
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