Social Measure Adopted by Accommodation Establishment Amid Global Health Pandemic in Naval, Biliran

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume VI, Issue III, March 2022 | ISSN 2454–6186

 Social Measure Adopted by Accommodation Establishment Amid Global Health Pandemic in Naval, Biliran

Reymark S. Pabilando, Teofilo Tapaya, Jose Mari Sale
School of Management and Entrepreneurship, Biliran Province State University, Naval Biliran, Philippines

Abstract: This paper presents a social measure adopted by accommodation establishment amid global health pandemic in Naval, Biliran. The aim is to evaluate the social measure practices of different accommodation establishment to provide recommendations for the improvement of the Hospitality industry during this pandemic. This paper used descriptive approach to assess the demographic profile of the respondents such as age, sex, civil status, name of the establishment, services offered, total number of rooms, amenities and the social measure used by the establishment. It was revealed that majority of the accommodation establishments has set a limit on the number of bookings and guests in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the area. During working hours, the majority of the employees engages in social distancing and employs social measures and the management adapt DOH social measures as a policy in their workplaces. Thus, it is recommended that the management should follow protocols from the government to avoid spread of the Covid-19. Data and profiling of guests and staff should be monitored by management so that they can be easily tracked down.

Keywords: Social measures, accommodation establishment, global health pandemic, Covid-19

I. INTRODUCTION

Tourism and hospitality industry thrive on the patterns of visitations and a considerable effort are placed by decision makers to attract visitors to support the sector and enhance the multiplier effect from the industry. But due to the ongoing situation travel restrictions are being observed at national and international levels. These travel bans, border closures, events cancellations, quarantine requirements and fear of spread, have placed extreme challenges on tourism and hospitality sectors (Gossling et al., 2020).
People affected by humanitarian crises and those living in low-capacity settings are differently impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. In these settings, critical measures for COVID-19 prevention and control that have been a feature of the response in higher resource settings, such as physical distancing, movement restrictions and home confinement, hand washing with water and soap, closure of schools and workplaces may be more difficult to implement and some of them potentially harmful to the survival of many community

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