International Case Studies On Tourism Destination Management And Covid 19

International Cases on Tourism Destination Management and COVID-19 provides students, lecturers and practitioners with an essential real-life resource on how different tourism destinations around the world have been impacted by, and responded to, the COVID-19 pandemic. These 34 in-depth case studies from the Americas, the APAC region, Europe, and the Middle East allow a global perspective, and acts as a toolkit than can be used to design a better future for tourism destinations that embraces sustainability and collaboration. For each case study, secondary sources such as media articles, industry and government reports, campaign materials, websites and social media channels have been closely analysed. In addition, interviews have been conducted with destination marketers, government officials, tour operators, professional guides, and hotel managers to provide a holistic view for each destination. Each case study is structured around COVID-19 impacts, responses and outcomes, and includes further reading, video links, and discussion questions to challenge students further in their self-study and to encourage in-class discussions. This is an essential resource for tourism students and lecturers across the curriculum, and a fascinating read for anyone in the business of tourism.

Drawing from lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tourism Destination Management in a Post-Pandemic Context presents cases and competencies to advance theoretical and empirical knowledge in the management of destinations post-pandemic.

Drawing from lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tourism Destination Management in a Post-Pandemic Context presents cases and competencies to advance theoretical and empirical knowledge in the management of destinations post-pandemic.

This book employs epistemological, methodological and discursive approaches to explore the practices of tourism stakeholders in Covid-19 affected destinations and to understand and explain their everyday real-time doings and sayings. It discusses the changing practices of tourists and stakeholders at both micro and meso levels and provides a range of contexts and destination case studies offering insights into supply and demand. The issues examined in the volume will have continued implications for further study of the relationships between tourism, crises, pandemics and global travel. It will be a useful resource for researchers and students in tourism studies, geography, politics and policy, as well as sociology, history, crisis management and development studies.

The aim of this paper is to explore the impact of COVID-19 in Ella, Sri Lanka as one of the growing tourist destinations with the involvement of the informal sector. Travel restrictions for more than 12 months considered an unfamiliar situation for almost all the destinations in Sri Lanka after facing a crisis from the Easter Sunday attack. Ella in Sri Lanka is a remote destination that got the highest informal sector attention and social media influencers in Sri Lanka. Ella is an informal sector-based destination and lacking with formal sector involvement in planning and development for long-term survival. This factor led Ella to a crisis with COVID-19 and crashed in all the service offerings. Studying this destination with the impact of the crisis is essential to be a lesson to other informal sector-based destinations and to drive Ella to long-term survival. This is a qualitative case study research followed by eight interviews carried out to collect data from purposively selected stakeholder group participants. It is evident that formal sector establishments are much needed to drive Ella to long-term survival. It was further found the reasons for the crisis during this pandemic are involvement, lack of guest satisfaction, lack of engagement with the domestic tourists. Based on the findings, suitable recommendations were provided to destinations that are mainly focusing on growth. Those were developing a crisis management plan for those informal sector operators, improving the destination image with proper coordination of the work, and paying attention to other target markets.

"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 could 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"--

This book offers international perspectives on the economic, social, geopolitical, and environmental implications of COVID-19 on tourism, an unprecedented situation for this sector. It considers the challenge of making the tourism industry more resilient to such crises and the future sustainability of tourism. Contributions explore the changing dimensions of tourism marketing post-COVID-19; the rising challenges in tourism education and ways to handle the crisis; the impact of the pandemic on tourism governance; and the emerging ethical issues of stakeholders’ responsibility. The book will be useful for researchers, students, and practitioners in the fields of tourism, geography, and crisis management disciplines.

Offering a comprehensive understanding of the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for the tourism and hospitality industry, this book discusses the topic from economic, sociological and psychological perspectives. Critical case studies are used to explore both micro impacts on individuals involved in the industry and governmental and international responses to issues posed by the pandemic more broadly.