ABSTRACT
Social contacts are an important indicator to track the spread of pandemics and evaluate the effectiveness of policy interventions in specific settings. Using a retrospective survey, this chapter compared the reported contact patterns during the COVID-19 outbreak to contact patterns during the influenza period in leisure/tourism settings of four developed countries. Changes in social contact patterns across demographic and other factors at different locations and regions are identified, which are helpful for classifying the heterogeneity of contact patterns and potential post-lockdown transmission patterns. This analysis can assist policymakers to implement more evidence-based interventions to guide the economic recovery of the tourism sector.