Tourism, Security and Safety

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 options, in incidences of tourism safety and security. The layout and content of the book are aimed at analyzing different types of safety and security problems as well as finding managerial strategies and tactics to address them.
Divided into four sections this book looks at: · Tourism and security issues: including the impact of terror in the hotel market in Israel · Tourism and crime issues: including premises liability, drug trafficking, theft and street robbery · Tourism and safety Issues: including the impact of SARS in Asia and Foot and Mouth Disease in the UK · Tourism crisis management issues: including the 9/11 crisis, public relations, and the aftermath of the Bali bombings
Each chapter has a user friendly structure including study objectives, concept definitions and review questions.

Yoel Mansfeld, Abraham Pizam

Chapter 1 Toward a Theory of Tourism Security, Abraham Pizam, Yoel Mansfeld; Part 1 Tourism, Terrorism, and Civil Unrest Issues, Yoel Mansfeld, Abraham Pizam; Chapter 2 A Social Theory of Terrorism and Tourism, Peter E. Tarlow; Chapter 3 War, Terror, and the Tourism Market in Israel, Aliza Fleischer, Steven Buccola; Chapter 4 Fiji Islands: Rebuilding Tourism in an Insecure World, Brian King, Tracy Berno; Part 2 Tourism and Crime Issues, Yoel Mansfeld, Abraham Pizam; Chapter 5 The Growth of the Caribbean Narcoeconomy: Implications for Tourism, Jerome L. McElroy; Chapter 6 Do Incidents of Theft at Tourist Destinations Have a Negative Effect on Tourists' Decisions to Travel to Affected Destinations?, Judy Holcomb, Abraham Pizam; Chapter 7 The Tourist and His Criminal:Patterns in Street Robbery, Dee Wood Harper; Part 3 Tourism and Safety Issues, Yoel Mansfeld, Abraham Pizam; Chapter 8 Recovering from SARS: The Case of Toronto Tourism, Geoffrey Wall; Chapter 9 Risk Management for Australian Commercial Adventure Tourism Operations, Damian Morgan, Martin Fluker; Chapter 10 The Effect of Disaster on Peripheral Tourism Places and the Disaffection of Prospective Visitors, Wilson Irvine, Alistair R. Anderson; Chapter 11 Safety and Security Issues Affecting Inbound Tourism in the People's Republic of China, Zélia Breda, Carlos Costa; Chapter 12 When Wildlife Encounters Go Wrong: Tourist Safety Issues Associated with Threatening Wildlife, Moscardo Gianna, Matthew Taverner, Barbara Woods; Part 4 Tourism and Crisis-Management Issues, Yoel Mansfeld, Abraham Pizam; Chapter 13 Public Relations and Advertising Strategies for Managing Tourist Destination Image Crises, Eli Avraham; Chapter 14 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, Beirman David; Chapter 15 The Role of Security Information in Tourism Crisis Management: The Missing Link, Yoel Mansfeld; Chapter 16 Crisis Management and Recovery: How Washington, DC, Hotels Responded to Terrorism, Greg Stafford, Larry Yu, Alex Kobina Armoo; Chapter 17 Hospitality Crisis Management Practices: The Israeli Case, Aviad A. Israeli, Arie Reichel; Chapter 18 Tour Operators and Destination Safety, Nevenka Cavlek Summary and Conclusions, Yoel Mansfeld, Abraham Pizam;