ABSTRACT
The rise of political instability and terrorism necessitates a reassessment of various tourism policy issues. This special issue focuses upon evaluating the impact of terrorism political conflicts and other types of instability on the tourism sector and considers the practical implications for countries of being adversely affected by these episodes. Over the last decades, tourism has been adversely affected by a wide range of problems such as economic crises, social conflicts, political instability, terrorism and wars. This chapter draws upon, tourism economics, tourism management and leisure studies policy frameworks reflecting the holistic nature of the effect of instability on tourism. It provides discussion of the policy implications and evaluate the impact of policies undertaken to deal with instability. The chapter encourages further research and identifies potentially fruitful areas of enquiry. To sum up, the special issue exploring a wide range of themes related to instability and tourism using innovative approaches and considering different countries for their research.
