Prácticas De Recreación Y Turismo en Tiempos De Covid-19 en México

The objective of this article is to identify how were the recreation and tourism practices that were carried out in times of COVID-19 in Mexico. This is important to investigate because it contributes to the understanding of the consequences that the pandemic brought with it in specific areas in a developing country. This is an exploratory and descriptive study. The approach was quantitative and qualitative. A virtual survey was applied to 258 people in the months of May and June 2021. Similarly, field work was carried out in some national tourist destinations. The results that are reached are the following: 1) in the months of confinement (March 2020 to May 2021) 25.58% have missed going on vacation, 22.87% going to the cinema, theater or museum, 21.71% visiting to family and friends; 2) 81.40% have done some leisure, recreation and entertainment activity; 3) due to the health pandemic, 52.71% considered that their leisure, recreation and recreation activities, among others, have decreased to a great extent.