Managing Tourism Crises
Seiten
2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-47353-9 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-47353-9 (ISBN)
Provides an effective synthesis of crisis management and tourism research with a theoretical foundation. This work examines the principles and practices of crisis management within the context of tourism as a multi-sector industry. It tackles the following areas: Political disturbance; Social unrest; Economic instability; and others.
In a world of increasing uncertainty, it is vital that managers within the tourism industry are equipped with superior decision making skills and expertise necessary to deal with crisis conditions. Tourism Crises provides an effective synthesis of crisis management and tourism research with a solid theoretical foundation. It examines the principles and practices of crisis management within the context of tourism as a multi-sector industry. Using up to date international case studies, it tackles the following areas:· Political disturbance: the relationship between politics and tourism and political inspired tourism crises.· Social unrest: host-guest relations and tourists as targets of unrest· Economic instability: crises arising from fluctuating exchange rates and lack of investor confidence· Environmental conditions: natural disasters and health crises· Technological crises; transport accidents and crises arising from technical failure· Corporate crises. Human resource issues and questions of finance.
With a user-friendly learning structure, each chapter will assess the presence of and tendency towards particular types of crisis, supported by a series of examples and cases, which describe organisational situations, challenges and responses. Approaches to managing crises will be assessed and appropriate tools and techniques of crisis management are explored, enabling readers to gain an insight into this critical aspect of tourism decision making and equipping them with the skills and expertise necessary to deal with crisis conditions.
In a world of increasing uncertainty, it is vital that managers within the tourism industry are equipped with superior decision making skills and expertise necessary to deal with crisis conditions. Tourism Crises provides an effective synthesis of crisis management and tourism research with a solid theoretical foundation. It examines the principles and practices of crisis management within the context of tourism as a multi-sector industry. Using up to date international case studies, it tackles the following areas:· Political disturbance: the relationship between politics and tourism and political inspired tourism crises.· Social unrest: host-guest relations and tourists as targets of unrest· Economic instability: crises arising from fluctuating exchange rates and lack of investor confidence· Environmental conditions: natural disasters and health crises· Technological crises; transport accidents and crises arising from technical failure· Corporate crises. Human resource issues and questions of finance.
With a user-friendly learning structure, each chapter will assess the presence of and tendency towards particular types of crisis, supported by a series of examples and cases, which describe organisational situations, challenges and responses. Approaches to managing crises will be assessed and appropriate tools and techniques of crisis management are explored, enabling readers to gain an insight into this critical aspect of tourism decision making and equipping them with the skills and expertise necessary to deal with crisis conditions.
Joan C. Henderson
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Economic Tourism Crises; Chapter 3 Political Tourism Crises; Chapter 4 Terrorism and Tourism; Chapter 5 Socio-Cultural Conflicts and Tourism; Chapter 6 Environmental Tourism Crises; Chapter 7 Tourism and Health Crises; Chapter 8 Technological Failure and Tourism; Chapter 9 Commercial Crises; Chapter 10 Crisis, Tourism and Tourism Crisis Management;
| Erscheinungsdatum | 05.09.2017 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 453 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management | |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-138-47353-7 / 1138473537 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-138-47353-9 / 9781138473539 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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