ABSTRACT
From the end of 2019 to the present, the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic has had very negative impacts on the development of the tourism industry. Given these impacts, many studies have been published that aimed to illustrate the negative impacts of the pandemic on the tourism and aviation industry, as well as an opportunity to work toward environment-centred activities. In this paper, the authors will review the impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic on aviation and tourism industry aspects through previously published studies. By analysing the previous documents, the authors identify the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation and tourism. From then, the paper will outline policies to restore the tourism industry's adaptation to the pandemic situation. In addition, some key solutions for recovering the aviation field are also pointed out and some challenges in applying recovery policies to each region are also highlighted in the article. Copyright © 2022 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
ABSTRACT
Along with the increase in population, the increase in demand for freight in e-commerce has complicated the transportation of goods with increasing transportation costs. The demand for e-commerce has also increased rapidly, especially during the current outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic. Along with this need, the paper presents the current situation of freight transportation in the last mile of the e-commerce industry and new trends to improve the conditions in the last-mile delivery. Through published studies, several applications in last-mile delivery have also been identified for comparison with other costing methods. Studies also show that the application of new technologies in last-mile delivery can optimise costs, the environment, as well as delivery policies for companies. The paper also points out that the difficulty in applying and managing new technologies is very complicated and requires policies from managers. This can also be considered a new research direction that contributes to promoting new technologies in last-mile delivery to reduce time and costs for delivery companies as well as customer costs for last-mile delivery. Copyright © 2022 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.