3.6 Limitations and Ethical considerations
This research is limited to the Helsinki region because it is conducted in the Helsinki
region and is therefore not communicable with the same approaches to hotels outside
of Finland. It might be used as a helping tool to develop a crisis management plan in
other countries than Finland but needs optimization according to the political
situation, geography, and legal regulations of the specific country. Besides, some
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criteria must be also changes and adapted from hotels within Finland but outside the
Helsinki region, since the Helsinki region indicates the highest population rate and also
a high frequency of tourists and this might be different in other cities, towns, and
regions within Finland.