Blood on the Beach : Managing the Impact of Political Crises on Tourism

MANAGING THE IMPACT OF POLITICAL CRISES ON TOURISM

Political acts of violence in tourist destinations, such as the attacks in Paris,Ankara and Sousse, have a disastrous and long-lasting effect on local people and businesses, to say nothing of the tourists themselves. In thesedays of instant communication, the effect is all the more dramatic and far reaching, as even reputedly safe destinations are under threat.Based on a PhD research on managing the impact of political crises ontourism, this book offers a simplified and practical application of themanagement framework developed in the thesis. The book includesenlightening extracts from in-depth interviews with a wide range oftourism professionals and reveals a fascinating picture of the true impactof political crises and terrorism on the tourism industry and the tourists.Blood on the Beach will be of great value to all those involved in the tourism industry around the world.