Tourism, security, and safety : from theory to practice

Abstract

This book 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 the books 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.