The tourism public crisis caused by humans has affected the tourism industry and has become an urgent problem to be solved in the world. This issue has become a hot topic to research for scholars at home and abroad. At present, any small crisis that occurs in the tourist destination will be...

Strategic management of crises and disasters is considered a vital ingredient for managing sustainable tourism development. Contemporary tourism research has so far provided several conceptual articles and agendas for research regarding this important topic, with discussions particularly...

This chapter provides definitions of crisis and crisis management and discusses the theoretical foundations of crisis management in tourism. Strategic management insights are intertwined with crisis management, and crisis management research in tourism is explored.

The structure of this 3rd edition remains the same, with the exception of a whole new Part IV dealing with the 'New Business Ecosystem and Stakeholder-Driven Strategy'. All the 20 chapters have been updated or are totally new contributions. Part I ('Tourism Environment, Economic Development,...

It is an obvious fact that society is constantly changing. Simultaneously, the economy is changing too, and these changes also affect the sphere of tourism. A tourism destination must not only be aware of these changes happening at the environment, but also provide an adequate response to them. The ...

The primary purpose of this study was to examine the demographic characteristics of Boards of Directors in the hospitality industry, and how those characteristics can impact a firm's performance during a major crisis. More specifically, using the upper echelons perspective, this study examined the...

Concepts of terrorism, political turmoil, and war appear unrelated to tourism. Closer examination of their points of convergence and impacts on tourism reveals otherwise. This paper examines literature focusing on the relationships between these phenomena. Research themes which emerge from...

Social media, an open space for the public's opinion and expression, has become an increasingly essential issue in crisis events, leading to secondary crisis communication. Realizing the potential risk of that, this study took the "Occupy Central" spreading on Weibo as a case, and applied topic...

Research about disasters in tourism has emerged in earnest since the 1990s covering insights for preparedness and response. However, recently, authors have called for more systematic and holistic approaches to tourism disaster management research. To address this gap, this study adopted a public...