Archaeodestinations and Their Post-COVID-19 Attractions

Abstract

With the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, many travellers who are locked in homes are stuffed with boredom and monotony, and they desire to relax by changing places as soon as possible. However, stay-at-home calls and restrictions on being out still keep these people indoors. As a result, the long-lasting pandemic environment has already established behaviour change to keep distance and stay away from the crowd. Archaeological destinations that are intertwined with the nature of serenity in rural areas will be among the first destinations that these masses will prefer in post-Covid-19. This study focuses on the definition and characteristics of archaeodestinations, which lack in the tourism literature. While filling the gap, the study highlights archaeodestinations in terms of their special features that will lead their promotions in the post-Covid-19 environments, creating social, economic and educational contributions to the developments in the local communities interacting with public archaeology.