Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine the demand of tourism careers amidst COVID-19 and categorize them according to which tourism sector they fall into. This study uses Ncapture and Nvivo for gathering its data and makes use of thematic analysis to identify themes and categorize the data according to the framework. The findings of this study indicate that there are indeed tourism-related careers in the Philippines that are available during this time of Covid-19. The greatest number of jobs fell under the category labelled “other jobs” which was an emerging category that wasn’t included in the framework with Business Processing Outsourcing being the most plentiful, followed by the food and beverage sector, travel agencies, and accommodation sector respectively. The researchers recommend further continuation of this study as means of knowing if there are changes in the demand for tourism careers once quarantine restrictions are eased and the threat of Covid-19 is over.
Keywords: job posting sites, tourism jobs, tourism career, thematic analysis, Covid-19, Philippines.
Title: Tourism Career Opportunities Amidst COVID-19: A Thematic Analysis of Job Posting Sites in the Philippines
Author: Asistores, Jade Beatrice Marie, Balite, Alliah Shaira E., Paclibar, Keesha Jahzeel N.
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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