Chaos, crises and disasters: a strategic approach to crisis management in the tourism industry |
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Authors: | Brent W. Ritchie |
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Affiliation: | a School of Service Management, Faculty of Management and Information Science, University of Brighton, 49 Darley Road, Eastbourne BN20 7UR, UK;b Centre for Tourism Research, University of Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia |
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Abstract: | This paper outlines and discusses a strategic and holistic approach to crisis management for the tourism industry. It notes the growing importance of crisis and disaster management for the tourism industry before exploring the definitions and nature of crises and disasters. The paper then proposes a strategic approach to their management from proactive pre-crisis planning through strategic implementation and finally evaluation and feedback. A discussion of crisis and disaster management literature and studies conducted in the tourism field are also introduced. It notes that although crises and disasters cannot be stopped their impacts can be limited by both public and private sector managers. The paper concludes that the understanding and subsequent management of such incidents can be vastly improved through the extension and application of crisis and disaster management theory and concepts from other disciplines, coupled with the development of specific tourism crisis management research and frameworks. |
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Keywords: | Crisis Disaster Tourism |
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