Tourism and economic resilience

The current coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has exposed the sensitivity of tourism- and hospitality-dependent regional economies to external shocks. While the negative impacts of external shocks on these economies have been widely studied, the resiliency of these tourism- and hospitality-dependent regions to recover from such shocks is less well understood. In this study, we model how dependency on tourism and hospitality activity influences regional economic resiliency. Using US county-level resiliency data, we find that, overall, greater dependency reduces rates of resiliency. Allowing for spatial heterogeneity in the underlying relationship, we do find pockets within the United States, where greater dependency enhanced economic resiliency. This latter result suggests that the location and nature of the tourism and hospitality industry matter and blanket generalizations might lead to incorrect policy interpretations.

Handbook of Research on the Impacts and Implications of COVID-19 on the Tourism Industry - Advances in Hospitality, Tourism, and the Services Industry ◽

The Effects of COVID-19 on Tourism and Hospitality Employment

10.4018/978-1-7998-8231-2.ch026 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 539-557

Author(s):

Zeynep Karsavuran

Keyword(s):

Working Conditions ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Hospitality Industry ◽

Social Consequences ◽

Financial Strain ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Physical And Psychological Health ◽

Negative Impacts ◽

This chapter attempts to draw attention to the effects of COVID-19 on tourism and hospitality employment. Specifically, two major impacts on the workforce are detected and discussed within this scope: job losses and deterioration of the working conditions. Job loss causes financial strain, deterioration of physical and psychological health, and social consequences for the dismissed individuals. In addition, employees who remain in the organizations also face negative impacts of the COVID-19 crisis such as health risks, increasing precariousness, and changing working methods. These labour issues are further discussed for their consequences on the tourism and hospitality industry, and solution and recommendations are provided to overcome the negative effects.

Coronavirus and Halal Tourism and Hospitality Industry: Is It a Journey to the Unknown?

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12219260 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (21) ◽

pp. 9260 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hatem El-Gohary

Keyword(s):

Global Economy ◽

Hospitality Industry ◽

Well Being ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Research Papers ◽

Negative Impacts ◽

Travel Industry ◽

Tourism And Hospitality ◽

Short Time

Coronavirus (COVID-19) gained and will continue to gain a lot of global attention over the coming months (and maybe the coming few years). Since its outbreak in Wuhan (China), it has turned into one of the major challenges affecting the whole world. In a comparatively short time, the virus outbreak turned into a pandemic that led to massive negative impacts not only on people health and well-being, but also on the global economy, travel industry, pharmaceutical industry, tourism industry, and many other industries. This research paper aims to investigate the different effects of coronavirus on the global Halal tourism and Halal hospitality industry and whether the coronavirus pandemic is the end of Halal tourism and hospitality as we know it or not. The paper offers an in-depth theoretical examination of the different aspect of the pandemic on Halal tourism and hospitality industry and provides guidance on how to address these different aspects. The current paper is one of very few research papers addressing coronavirus on the tourism and hospitality industry.

5th International Thematic Monograph: Modern Management Tools and Economy of Tourism Sector in Present Era - International Thematic Monograph: Modern Management Tools and Economy of Tourism Sector in Present Era ◽

THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN RESOURCES FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF CRISIS MANAGEMENT TOOLS IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

10.31410/tmt.2020.441 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 441-455

Author(s):

Branka Drašković ◽

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Marija Džunić ◽

Keyword(s):

Human Resources ◽

Crisis Management ◽

Hospitality Industry ◽

Dynamic Environment ◽

Management Tools ◽

Crisis Prevention ◽

Modern Business ◽

Negative Impacts ◽

The objective of this paper is to foreground the connection between human resources and crisis management in the tourism and hospitality industry, particularly in the implementation of various management tools for successful crisis strategy. One of the most significant sources of competitive advantage in organizations is allocated in human resources, their knowledge and skills, and the way they are used. Modern business conditions have created a dynamic environment that imposes the need to accept the changes flexibly. Whether it is a matter of sudden or gradual changes, as well as whether they are of a positive or negative character, each of them has implications that can result in a crisis. Therefore, the need to understand the crisis and the role of crisis management in the process of crisis prevention, management and overcoming, becomes a necessary element of any business system. Tourism represents one of the fastest-growing sectors in the world, but since it is vulnerable to various risks and crisis, developing an effective crisis management response, consisting of highly skilled people and the use of adequate crisis management tools, can significantly lower the negative impacts on this industry.

Managing the reputation of cruise lines in times of crisis A review of current practices

Reputation and Image Recovery for the Tourism Industry ◽

10.23912/9781911396673-4102 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Bingjie Liu-Lastres ◽

Amy M Johnson

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Capital Investment ◽

International Association ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

The United States ◽

Cruise Industry ◽

Cruise Tourism ◽

Cruise Line ◽

Serving as both a luxury hotel and a traveling city, the cruise line industry acts as one of the fastest growing sectors within the tourism and hospitality industry. With a 62% growth in demand from 2005 to 2015, the cruise line industry expects to welcome 28 million global passengers on board (Cruise Line International Association [CLIA], 2018). According to CLIA (2018), the top five source markets of the global cruise industry are the United States (11.5 million passengers in 2016), China (2.1 million passengers in 2016), Germany (2 million passengers in 2016), United Kingdom (1.9 million passengers in 2016), and Australia (1.3 million passengers in 2016). Although the United States ranks as one of the most important markets for the cruise industry, the number of domestic cruise line companies remains relatively small, which is due to the necessity of obtaining substantial capital investment, and the intense competition (Ryschka et al., 2016). Within such a competitive market, reputation has become one of the key assets that cruise line companies cannot simply overlook (Weaver, 2005). Reputation refers to “the prestige or status of a product of service, as perceived by the purchaser, based on the image of the supplier” (Petrick, 2002:125). Reputation helps distinguish a particular brand from others as well as affecting peoples’ attitude, perceptions, and purchasing intentions (Petrick 2002, 2011; Weaver, 2005). The strong relationship between reputation and consumer decisions and behaviors has been well reported by numerous empirical studies, including both the general marketing literature (e.g. Olshavsky & Granbois, 1979) and the cruise tourism literature (e.g. Perick, 2002, 2011).

Supplemental Material for Future-Oriented Tweets Predict Lower County-Level HIV Prevalence in the United States

Health Psychology ◽

10.1037/hea0000279.supp ◽

2015 ◽

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

The United States ◽

Hiv Prevalence ◽

County Level

Gentrification and functional change in Budapest – ‘ruin bars’ and the commodification of housing in a post-socialist context

Urban Development Issues ◽

10.2478/udi-2020-0002 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 65 (1) ◽

pp. 17-26

Author(s):

Gergely Olt ◽

Adrienne Csizmady

Keyword(s):

Ownership Structure ◽

Hospitality Industry ◽

Housing Stock ◽

Field Research ◽

Functional Change ◽

Global Changes ◽

Heritage Buildings ◽

The Subject ◽

AbstractThe growth of the tourism and hospitality industry played an important role in the gentrification of the post-socialist city of Budapest. Although disinvestment was present, reinvestment was moderate for decades after 1989. Privatisation of individual tenancies and the consequent fragmented ownership structure of heritage buildings made refurbishment and reinvestment less profitable. Because of local contextual factors and global changes in consumption habits, the function of the dilapidated 19th century housing stock transformed in the 2000s, and the residential neighbourhood which was the subject of the research turned into the so called ‘party district’. The process was followed in our ongoing field research. The functional change made possible speculative investment in inner city housing and played a major role in the commodification of the disinvested housing stock.

Introducing the United States Police-Shooting Database: A Multi-Level Bayesian Analysis of Racial Bias in Police Shootings at the County-Level in the United States, 2011-2014

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2534673 ◽

2014 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Cody Ross

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Bayesian Analysis ◽

Racial Bias ◽

The United States ◽

County Level ◽

Police Shootings ◽

Multi Level ◽

Police Shooting

Beach Town

10.1093/oso/9780198799658.003.0003 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Christopher Hilliard

Keyword(s):

Hospitality Industry ◽

First World War ◽

Social Position ◽

Maritime Trade ◽

World War ◽

Ship Building ◽

Coastal Shipping ◽

Tourism And Hospitality ◽

First World

The chapter surveys post-First World War Littlehampton, a coastal town where tourism and hospitality had overtaken maritime trade, but where coastal shipping and ship-building remained important industries. The libel case unfolded in the Beach Town district, where Littlehampton’s hotels and apartment houses were concentrated. Many of the tradesmen, small businesswomen, labourers, and domestics who serviced the tourism and hospitality industry lived in the neighbourhood. Working from the evidence George Nicholls gathered, census records, and documents in the Littlehampton Museum, the chapter provides an anatomy of the neighbourhood and then examines the families at the centre of the dispute, their economic and social position, and relationships within the household, which were often marked by violence.

The Perception of Job-related Motivators When Choosing a Career in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry – A Comparative Study Between Polish and Spanish Students

International Journal of Management and Economics ◽

10.1515/ijme-2017-0014 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 53 (2) ◽

pp. 84-106 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Aleksandra Grobelna

Keyword(s):

Competitive Advantage ◽

Rapid Growth ◽

Career Paths ◽

Hospitality Industry ◽

Staff Turnover ◽

Motivating Factors ◽

Tourism Experience ◽

AbstractThe recent rapid growth of the tourism and hospitality industries raises a question about the quantity and quality of the workforce needed in these sectors. In the tourism/hospitality industry, where most services are delivered directly by employees, competitive advantage is primarily attained through people (employees), who are perceived as an integral component of tourism experience. This creates challenges for an industry suffering from high rates of staff turnover, especially of young employees who leave their jobs after graduation, choosing other career paths.This study presents the job related motivators that students found important when considering their future careers, and investigates the extent to which those motivators can be found in the tourism and hospitality industry. Is the industry able to offer the motivators that will keep the employees willing to choose this particular path? We focus on two groups of potential employees – Polish and Spanish students. The study reveals that both groups generally do not believe that a career in the TH industry offered these motivating factors. We also contrast and compare both groups’ perceptions in this area.

Stand against anti-Asian racial discrimination during COVID-19: A call for action

International Social Work ◽

10.1177/0020872820970610 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 002087282097061

Author(s):

Qin Gao ◽

Xiaofang Liu

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Social Media ◽

Racial Discrimination ◽

Asian Americans ◽

Well Being ◽

Political Rhetoric ◽

The United States ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Negative Impacts

Racial discrimination against people of Chinese and other Asian ethnicities has risen sharply in number and severity globally amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This rise has been especially rapid and severe in the United States, fueled by xenophobic political rhetoric and racist language on social media. It has endangered the lives of many Asian Americans and is likely to have long-term negative impacts on the economic, social, physical, and psychological well-being of Asian Americans. This essay reviews the prevalence and consequences of anti-Asian racial discrimination during COVID-19 and calls for actions in practice, policy, and research to stand against it.