ABSTRACT

The COVID-19 pandemic brought travel to a halt and the global tourism industry has been one of the sectors hit hardest during the pandemic. This book looks at how the tourism industry can enhance its resilience and prepare for future crises more effectively.

The book provides insights into the economic, social, geopolitical and environmental implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism and hospitality industries and the responses in diverse international contexts. It highlights key concepts and includes cases with real-life applications. The book also discusses future research directions in a post-pandemic scenario.

This book will be an invaluable resource for practitioners in the areas of tourism and crisis management and for readers to compare and contrast tourism destination recovery and crisis management practices through different research methodologies and settings.

chapter |8 pages

Introduction

Tourism at a crossroads

section Section 1|45 pages

Key concepts

chapter 2|9 pages

Crisis management

Managing tourism in the face of adversity

chapter 3|14 pages

Destination recovery

Recovery of the post-pandemic tourism destination economy

chapter 4|9 pages

Sustainability and destination recovery

Alternatives to overcome the crossroads of the pandemic crisis

section Section 2|162 pages

Case studies

chapter 7|9 pages

The COVID-19 pandemic and risk analysis in tourism destinations

Insights from Queen of Hills ‘Mussoorie’

chapter 8|11 pages

Searching for a break from the drudgery of daily din

Analysing millennials' quest for spirituality and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic

chapter 9|15 pages

Turkey's tourism recovery process during COVID-19

Policy, planning and management

chapter 10|13 pages

Restore, reorient, and reinvigorate

A localisation and sensemaking approach to crisis recovery