The hospitality industry belongs to the service activities and is an important part of any economy, especially the Croatian one. Indeed, the hospitality industry deals with the preparation and sale of food and beverages and is often closely related to tourism. The importance of this economic activity is reflected in the creation of new jobs, but it is also an important source of income. Considering this, this sector is exposed to risky changes and economic shocks, and one of them is certainly the Covid 19 pandemic, which caused major changes in the whole Croatian economy and especially in the hospitality industry. The purpose of this thesis is to show in more detail the impact of the pandemic on the hospitality industry, i.e. what changes occurred for hospitality entrepreneurs during the pandemic. First, the concept and characteristics of the hospitality industry and entrepreneurship as a business opportunity in the hospitality industry will be explained. This is followed by a description of the second part of the topic, namely the Covid 19 pandemic and the consequences it caused. Furthermore, the most important part of the topic is covered, which is the analysis of the consequences and changes for the hospitality industry. This is also the objective of this thesis, which aims to shed more light on what impact the pandemic had on entrepreneurs in the hospitality industry and what challenges they faced. The aim of this work is to show and determine the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic on the hospitality industry in the Republic of Croatia using methods of analysis and comparison. In order to perform the analysis as well as possible, a comparison of selected indicators and variables such as the percentage of employees in the hospitality industry, indicators of unemployment before and during the pandemic, and the income of hospitality businesses is used. At the very end, a conclusion is drawn on the extent to which the hospitality industry is actually exposed to economic shocks and crises, the best adjustments that can be made, and the positive and negative impacts and economic and social consequences of the pandemic.