Tourism, security, and safety : from theory to practice / Yoel Mansfeld and Abraham Pizam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mansfeld, Y. (Yoel)

Contributor:

Pizam, Abraham.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism.

Tourism--Safety measures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (363 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlington, MA : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The topic of safety and security in the tourism industry is of vital importance globally. In recent years, and mainly after the 9/11 event, both academics and practitioners have started to look into crisis management issues seeking workable solutions in order to mitigate the negative impacts of safety and security incidences on the tourism industry and affected destinations. Tourism, Safety and Security: a multi dimensional analysis brings together the writings of international leading academics and practitioners in this field to discuss prevention measures and crisis management

Contents:

Front Cover; Tourism, Security and Safety; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Prologue: Abraham Pizam and Yoel Mansfeld; 1. Toward a Theory of Tourism Security: Abraham Pizam and Yoel Mansfeld; Section I: Tourism, Terrorism, and Civil Unrest Issues: Yoel Mansfeld and Abraham Pizam; 2. A Social Theory of Terrorism and Tourism: Peter E. Tarlow; 3. War, Terror, and the Tourism Market in Israel: Aliza Fleischer and Steven Buccola; 4. Fiji Islands: Rebuilding Tourism in an Insecure World: Brian King and Tracy Berno; Section II: Tourism and Crime Issues: Yoel Mansfeld and Abraham Pizam

5. The Growth of the Caribbean Narcoeconomy: Implications for Tourism: Jerome L. McElroy6. Do Incidents of Theft at Tourist Destinations Have a Negative Effect on Tourists' Decisions to Travel to Affected Destinations?: Judy Holcomb and Abraham Pizam; 7. The Tourist and His Criminal: Patterns in Street Robbery: Dee Wood Harper; Section III: Tourism and Safety Issues: Yoel Mansfeld and Abraham Pizam; 8. Recovering from SARS: The Case of Toronto Tourism: Geoffrey Wall; 9. Risk Management for Australian Commercial Adventure Tourism Operations: Damian Morgan and Martin Fluker

10. The Effect of Disaster on Peripheral Tourism Places and the Disaffection of Prospective Visitors: Wilson Irvine and Alistair R. Anderson11. Safety and Security Issues Affecting Inbound Tourism in the People's Republic of China: Zélia Breda and Carlos Costa; 12. When Wildlife Encounters Go Wrong: Tourist Safety Issues Associated with Threatening Wildlife: Gianna Moscardo, Matthew Taverner and Barbara Woods; Section IV: Tourism and Crisis-Management Issues: Yoel Mansfeld and Abraham Pizam

13. Public Relations and Advertising Strategies for Managing Tourist Destination Image Crises: Eli Avraham14. A Comparative Assessment of Three Southeast Asian Tourism Recovery Campaigns: Singapore Roars: Post SARS 2003, Bali Post-the October 12, 2002 Bombing, and WOW Philippines 2003: David Beirman; 15. The Role of Security Information in Tourism Crisis Management: The Missing Link: Yoel Mansfeld; 16. Crisis Management and Recovery: How Washington, DC Hotels Responded to Terrorism: Greg Stafford, Larry Yu and Alex Kobina Armoo

17. Hospitality Crisis Management Practices: The Israeli Case: Aviad Israeli and Arie Reichel18. Tour Operators and Destination Safety: Nevenka Cavlek; Summary and Conclusions: Yoel Mansfeld and Abraham Pizam; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-136-35272-4

1-280-62946-0

9786610629466

0-08-045833-5

9780080458335

OCLC:

475998417