1st Edition

Restoring Tourism Destinations in Crisis A strategic marketing approach

By David Beirman Copyright 2003
304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

This is an outstanding book. It offers a comprehensive range of in-depth case studies that looks at past tourism crisis and analyzes the responses made. A must-read book for those in the industry, related associations and the various levels of government as they consider how to pro-actively deal with the potential for future crisis related to tourism. Perry Hobson, Head, School of Tourism and... Read more
List of tables

Acronyms

Acknowledgments

Preface

PART I OVERVIEW

1. Defining tourism destinations in crisis

2. Managing the recovery and restoration of destinations in crisis

PART II TERRORISM AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE

3. United States: September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks

The impact on American and global tourism

4. Egypt: Terrorist attacks against tourists, 1990-98

Restoring confidence in tourism

5. Israel: The Palestinian Uprising, 2000-02

The promotion of tourism during on-going crisis

6. Sri Lanka: Civil War 1995-2001

Marketing during a long-term crisis

7. Fiji: Political coups, 1987 and 2000

Post-crisis tourism recovery

PART III NATURAL DISASTER

8. Turkey: Izmit earthquake, 1999

Rebuilding the tourist industry

PART IV EPIDEMIC

9. Britain: Foot and Mouth disease, 2001

Restoring confidence through information dissemination

Biography

David Beirman has been involved in the tourism industry for many years, and is the founding Chair of the Eastern Mediterranean Tourism Association (Australia), as well as a board member of the Association of National Tourist Office Representatives (ANTOR).