LEVEL OF APPLICATION OF BIOSECURITY PROTOCOLS IN THE EXTRA HOTEL SECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ITAPÚA, PARAGUAY, YEAR 2022.

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated paradigm shifts in tourism with the revaluation of destinations and the generation of strategies to position themselves in the market. Therefore, the research dealt with the level of compliance with biosecurity protocols in the extra-hotel sector of the department of Itapúa, Paraguay, in the first semester of 2022. A quantitative-descriptive methodology was established, non-experimental, and through the application of surveys to six (n=6) officially authorized tourist inns during the first semester of the year 2022. The research has shown that the application of the Guide of Good Biosafety Practices established by SENATUR to the hotel sector generated an impact on the extra-hotel sector by applying the measures on a frequent basis; however, several measures had to be adapted due to the characteristics of the Inns to be considered as differentiating factors of quality and innovation.