Tourism Safety, Security and Resilience by Isaac, Rami K.; Maingi, Shem Wambugu; Gowresunkaar, Vanessa GB;

Short description:

This significant volume critically explores the implications of tourism safety and security and how communities in tourism destinations try to be resilient in the face of these impacts.

Long description:

This significant volume critically explores the implications of tourism safety and security and how communities in tourism destinations try to be resilient in the face of these impacts.

Written by leading scholars, this book offers new insight into the conceptual and practical knowledge of community resilience due to tourism security and safety issues. Chapters examine these topics through an integrated community perspective to provide comprehensive consideration of the interconnected facets of a community, encompassing social, economic, environmental and cultural dimensions when evaluating and addressing matters pertaining to tourism management, safety, security and resilience. This book is structured around different conceptual, theoretical and practical strategies employed by destinations to foster and sustain community resilience, particularly during periods of crises, as well as communities in the context of tourism recovery. It examines this across geographical borders and in many different contexts (not just locations) of tourism or types of tourism, such as religious tourism, and different types of crises, including natural disasters, pandemics and terrorism.

This book is an essential reading for all tourism students, researchers and academics as well as for those interested in conflict and crises recovery.

“Combining community case studies and conceptual discussions, this volume presents a uniquely wide ranging set of interpretations of the highly relevant issues of safety and security in tourism. In an unstable world, this volume contributes significantly to our understanding of dealing with uncertainty in tourism, a problem of increasing concern and importance that needs exactly this sort of examination.”

Richard Butler, Emeritus Professor Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK

“This valuable book addresses several critical factors for destination success – safety, security, and resilience. A rich explanation of these factors is provided through many fascinating case studies drawn from throughout the world. The emphasis is on solutions based on community initiatives, which is a refreshing approach not found in many texts. Undoubtedly, this is an essential read for students of tourism development and all others with an interest in tourism and community well-being.”

Alastair M. Morrison, Ph.D., Research Professor, School of Management and Marketing, University of Greenwich, London, Vice-President, International Tourism Studies Association (ITSA), Co-Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Tourism Cities (IJTC), CEO, Belle Tourism International Consulting (China)

Table of Contents:

'1. Introduction.  Part I. Concepts, Practices and Realities of Tourism Safety, Security and Community Resilience.  2. The Impact of Risk Perception Among Dutch Residents Towards South Africa as a Travel Destination.  3. Enhancing tourist safety and security in South Africa: Recommendations for addressing crime in the tourism sector.  4. Assessing the Preparedness of Malawi's Tourism and Hospitality Industry For Terrorist Attacks.  5. Cross-Cultural Aspects of Risk, Security and Safety in Tourism and Hospitality: Hofstede’s Cultural Variables Framework.  6. Creative Tourism and Last-chance Tourism in Perspective.  Part II. Theoretical Frameworks on Tourism Safety, Security and Community Resilience.  7. Resilient Tourism and Contributions of the System Theory: The Case of Portugal.  8. Structuring Unstructured Decisions During Turbulent Times: Mapping Environmental Change and Adaptations.  9. The Role of Governance in Building Resilience in Post-conflict Tourism Destinations: Case of Minca, Colombia.  10. A Multi-theoretical Perspective on Tourism Safety, Security and Community Resilience in Kenya.  Part III. Case Studies on Communities' Resilience to Tourism Safety and Security.  11. Local Institutional Role in Developing Community-based Tourism in Bir Zeit.  12. Tourism Safety as a Catalyst for Sustainable Community Resilience: Best Practices and Global Implications.  13. Effects of COVID-19 on the Mental Health of Indian Tourism and Hospitality Workers.  14. Community Vulnerability to Safety in Cape Town Township Tourism, South Africa.  15. Polycentric and Participatory approaches to Hotel Security and Community policing in Tourism: A Bibliographical review.  16. Atmospheric Justice and Injustice in Insecure Tourism Destinations.  17. Pecalang and Tourism Resilience in Bali: Evolution from Local Customary Guard to International Security Force.  Part IV. Tourism Safety, Security and Resilience, From a Community Viewpoint.  18. Transitioning Towards Recovery: An Analysis of Vietnamese Domestic Tourist Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis.  19. Contextualising the Interplay of Community Resilience and Digital Technologies to Create Sustainable Destinations: Two Complementary Cases.  20. Tourism Recovery after Natural Disasters – Case Studies on How to Approach the Community, Decision-makers and Other Public and Private Stakeholders.  21. Community Engagement and Destination Safety: Case Study of Beach Hostess.  Part V. Conclusion.  22. Conclusion.