Tourism, security and safety : from theory to practice / Yoel Mansfeld, Abraham Pizam.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Burlington, MA : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, c2006.Edition: 1st edDescription: xiv, 361 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0750678984
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 910/.68/4 22
LOC classification:
  • G155.A1 M264 2006
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Contents:
Prologue / Abraham Pizam and Yoel Mansfeld -- 1. Toward a theory of tourism security / Abraham Pizam and Yoel Mansfeld -- Sect. I. Tourism, terrorism, and civil unrest issues / Edited by Yoel Mansfeld and Abraham Pizam -- 2. A social theory of terrorism and tourism / Peter E. Tarlow -- 3. War, terror, and the tourism market in Israel / Aliza Fleischer and Steven Buccola -- 4. Fiji Islands : rebuilding tourism in an insecure world / Brian King and Tracy Berno -- Sect. II. Tourism and crime issues / Edited by Yoel Mansfeld and Abraham Pizam -- 5. The growth of the Caribbean narcoeconomy : implications for tourism / Jerome L. McElroy -- 6. Do incidents of theft at tourist destinations have a negative effect on tourists' decisions to travel to affected destinations? / Judy Holcomb and Abraham Pizam -- 7. The tourist and his criminal : patterns in street robbery / Dee Wood Harper -- Sect. III. Tourism and safety issues / Edited by Yoel Mansfeld and Abraham Pizam -- 8. Recovering from SARS : the case of Toronto tourism / Geoffrey Wall -- 9. Risk management for Australian commercial adventure tourism operations / Damian Morgan and Martin Fluker -- 10. The effect of disaster on peripheral tourism places and the disaffection of prospective visitors / Wilson Irvine and Alistair R. Anderson -- 11. Safety and security issues affecting inbound tourism in the People's Republic of China / Zelia Breda and Carlos Costa -- 12. When wildlife encounters go wrong : tourist safety issues associated with threatening wildlife / Gianna Moscardo, Matthew Taverner and Barbara Woods -- Sect. IV. Tourism and crisis-management issues / Edited by Yoel Mansfeld and Abraham Pizam -- 13. Public relations and advertising strategies for managing tourist destination image crises / Eli Avraham -- 14. A comparative assessment of three Southeast Asian tourism recovery campaigns : Singapore roars : post SARS 2003, Bali post-the October 12, 2002 bombing, and WOW Philippines 2003 / David Beirman -- 15. The role of security information in tourism crisis management : the missing link / Yoel Mansfeld -- 16. Crisis management and recovery : how Washington, DC hotels responded to terrorism / Greg Stafford, Larry Yu and Alex Kobina Armoo -- 17. Hospitality crisis management practices : the Israeli case / Aviad Israeli and Arie Reichel -- 18. Tour operators and destination safety / Nevenka Cavlek -- Summary and conclusions / Yoel Mansfeld and Abraham Pizam.
Review: "Tourism, Security and Safety brings together the writings of leading international academics and practitioners in this field to discuss prevention measures and crisis management options relevant to tourism." "Editors Yoel Mansfeld and Abraham Pizam bring together the work of worldwide experts in the field and offer managerial strategies and tactics that address an array of safety and security problems, such as terrorism, health crises, crime, and political upheaval."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue / Abraham Pizam and Yoel Mansfeld -- 1. Toward a theory of tourism security / Abraham Pizam and Yoel Mansfeld -- Sect. I. Tourism, terrorism, and civil unrest issues / Edited by Yoel Mansfeld and Abraham Pizam -- 2. A social theory of terrorism and tourism / Peter E. Tarlow -- 3. War, terror, and the tourism market in Israel / Aliza Fleischer and Steven Buccola -- 4. Fiji Islands : rebuilding tourism in an insecure world / Brian King and Tracy Berno -- Sect. II. Tourism and crime issues / Edited by Yoel Mansfeld and Abraham Pizam -- 5. The growth of the Caribbean narcoeconomy : implications for tourism / Jerome L. McElroy -- 6. Do incidents of theft at tourist destinations have a negative effect on tourists' decisions to travel to affected destinations? / Judy Holcomb and Abraham Pizam -- 7. The tourist and his criminal : patterns in street robbery / Dee Wood Harper -- Sect. III. Tourism and safety issues / Edited by Yoel Mansfeld and Abraham Pizam -- 8. Recovering from SARS : the case of Toronto tourism / Geoffrey Wall -- 9. Risk management for Australian commercial adventure tourism operations / Damian Morgan and Martin Fluker -- 10. The effect of disaster on peripheral tourism places and the disaffection of prospective visitors / Wilson Irvine and Alistair R. Anderson -- 11. Safety and security issues affecting inbound tourism in the People's Republic of China / Zelia Breda and Carlos Costa -- 12. When wildlife encounters go wrong : tourist safety issues associated with threatening wildlife / Gianna Moscardo, Matthew Taverner and Barbara Woods -- Sect. IV. Tourism and crisis-management issues / Edited by Yoel Mansfeld and Abraham Pizam -- 13. Public relations and advertising strategies for managing tourist destination image crises / Eli Avraham -- 14. A comparative assessment of three Southeast Asian tourism recovery campaigns : Singapore roars : post SARS 2003, Bali post-the October 12, 2002 bombing, and WOW Philippines 2003 / David Beirman -- 15. The role of security information in tourism crisis management : the missing link / Yoel Mansfeld -- 16. Crisis management and recovery : how Washington, DC hotels responded to terrorism / Greg Stafford, Larry Yu and Alex Kobina Armoo -- 17. Hospitality crisis management practices : the Israeli case / Aviad Israeli and Arie Reichel -- 18. Tour operators and destination safety / Nevenka Cavlek -- Summary and conclusions / Yoel Mansfeld and Abraham Pizam.

"Tourism, Security and Safety brings together the writings of leading international academics and practitioners in this field to discuss prevention measures and crisis management options relevant to tourism." "Editors Yoel Mansfeld and Abraham Pizam bring together the work of worldwide experts in the field and offer managerial strategies and tactics that address an array of safety and security problems, such as terrorism, health crises, crime, and political upheaval."--BOOK JACKET.

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