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Abstract
During the time of the Covid-19 pandemic, social distancing, travel bans, as well as community blocks had profound impacts on economic activities, including tourism. This study applied the DFID framework to assess the social-economic impact of the pandemic on livelihoods of workers in tourism in Hue city. We randomly selected 346 people working in different tourist activities, such as souvenir sellers, hotel/ homestay owners, cyclo and bicycle riders, small restaurant owners for the analysis. The findings show that the pandemic has posed significant burdens on the livelihoods or labors in tourism sector. Clear declines in their human, social, natural, financial capitals were observed. For livelihood outcomes, the number of tourists and the operating time decreased, led to a decrease in income. The findings also imply that the tourism sector should prepare various action plans to help their labor force better deal with similar global challenges in the future.