The Epistemology of Tourism Security

The act of traveling needs higher levels of trust in view of the fact that the traveler is unfamiliar with the visited topography. The “sacred law” of hospitality not only reduces the anxieties in hosts and guests but also gives a veil of trust in order for the risk to be controlled. It is unfortunate that terrorism affects notably the organic image of the tourist destination. After hard work, policymakers see how their work of years evaporates in seconds. For this reason, scholars are captivated to present an all-encompassing model to understand risks and its impacts on the tourism industry. Somehow, theorist of risk perception enthusiastically embraced quantitative methodologies in detriment of qualitative ones. The authors review all conceptual and methodological limitations of the risk perception literature and lay the foundations to a new (more) qualitative definition of risk. This chapter explores the issue from a qualitative viewpoint introducing ethnography as a valuable instrument of research.

Author(s):  
Maximiliano Emanuel Korstanje

Even though the risk perception theory has been coined by Cognitive Psychology and widely used during more than 40 years, only after September 11th 2001 the term risk was borrowed to tourism fields. The psychological and symbolic impacts that generated the WTC attacks drew the attention of many scholars concerned by the destination image. However, based on assumptions that need to be revisited, this body of knowledge rests on shaky foundations simply because its working definition of risk seems not to be correct. In addition, risk perception theory nourishes a discourse enrooted in a radicalized construction of otherness whose characteristics scare us. To some extent, risk perception theory in tourism has much to say but in fact some previous points should be previously discussed.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-16
Author(s):  
Olena Chernega ◽  

The tourism industry, which has shown exceptionally high rates of development in recent decades in the world economy, allows tourist destinations, which usually have limited resources for industrial development, to achieve income levels in industrialized regions, and with a balanced and effective government policy even overcome the effects of socio-economic crises. individual countries. One of the conditions for the successful existence of a tourist destination is the need to constantly monitor the level of its competitiveness by various criteria to identify strengths and weaknesses and, accordingly, to develop tactics and strategies for the development of the industry at different levels of management. The main criteria for the competitiveness of the destination is the compliance of the main tourist product of the territory to the needs of consumers. Various methods are used to assess the potential of tourist destinations, based on the defined capacity of the territories and the relationship to its potential, the load on resources and infrastructure, the definition of climatic, natural locations, economic indicators, etc. The definition of methods as a result of competitive analysis is the basis for building a reputable strategy for the development of the destination and subsequent vectors of positioning and the tourist world arena. Namely, it is expressed in the fact that as a result of the measures taken to manage the reputation management of the tourist destination, the competitive environment improves, the market develops, the infrastructure improves, which leads to the competitiveness of the tourist destination.


Author(s):  
I-Chieh Michelle Yang

This conceptual paper proposes a new research agenda in travel risk research by understanding the role of affect. Extant scholarship tends to focus on travel risk perception or assessment as a cognitive psychological process. However, despite the phenomenal growth of the tourism industry globally, research related to travel risk perception remains stagnant with no significant breakthrough. Drawing on the existing empirical evidences in risk-related research, this paper asserts that affect plays a potent role in influencing travel risk perception – positive affect leads to more positive travel risk perception, vice versa. In this paper, existing empirical evidences and theories are presented to provide support for this proposition.


Author(s):  
Atul Ramgade ◽  
Shubhagi Walvekar

Sri Lanka in recent past have emerged as a very fast growing tourist destination there are many reasons for this but the main reason being that, the tourist visiting Srilanka are motivated by the perception of beautiful virgin scenery, opportunities for sightseeing, and relaxed place of life. It is necessary therefore to take account of the global trends in tourism, which may have impact on the overall tourism in Srilanka. The aim of this study is to examine the issues relevant to the development of tourism industry in Srilanka and the challenges that are faced by the Srilankan tourism industry.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
María Jesús Carrasco-Santos ◽  
Antonio Manuel Ciruela-Lorenzo ◽  
Juan Gabriel Méndez Pavón ◽  
Carmen Cristófol Rodríguez

This research analyzed the online reputation of Marbella as a tourist destination and the profiles of the reviewers according to sociodemographic characteristics. A correlational, quantitative research technique was used in this study based on the manual extraction of more than 4000 reviews generated on TripAdvisor. The data used in this study were collected from the TripAdvisor website, taking, as a sample, tourists who had visited the city in the last three years. Ratings that did not provide full data on the variables were excluded. The findings show that Marbella is considered a luxury shopping destination. The preliminary conclusions allow us to generalize about the sociodemographic profile of its tourists. The findings of the study will provide valuable information for Marbella’s Destination Management Organization (DMO). On the one hand, this study highlights the importance of ranking the attractions of the city to create better communication strategies and enhance the appeal of those attractions that receive the best ratings, establishing the true vocation of Marbella as a tourist destination. On the other hand, it provides information on what tourists perceive to be negative elements, allowing the administration to create an improvement plan. The novelty of this research paper is that it delves into Marbella’s online reputation through an analysis of specific attractions’ ratings. Areas that require further attention in future research have been highlighted, along with specific advice on each attraction that contributes to the tourist offerings of the city.


Author(s):  
I Putu Juniartha ◽  
Made Antara ◽  
I Made Sudarma

The results of this study indicate: (1) Characteristics of waste in Pakraman Padangtegal Village consisted of 83.88% organic waste, 7.24% plastic waste, 4.42% paper waste, 2.22% bottle waste, glass waste at 1.28% and metal waste at 0.96%; (2) public perception in waste management in Pakraman Village, Padangtegal that most of the people in Pakraman Village, Padangtegal, already know about the definition of waste and the danger of waste if it is not managed properly. Besides that the community also knows the difference between organic and inorganic waste so that the process of sorting waste in the place provided can run well, and the community's perception of waste management services has gone well with the transportation of waste twice a day; (3) the participation of the Pakraman Padangtegal Village community in waste management has played a role in various stages of waste management, starting from the sorting, garbage collection and garbage disposal, which complies with waste regulations and maintains the quality of the environment in Padangtegal Pakraman Village. The participation of the tourism industry in the process of waste management in Pakraman Village, Padangtegal, can be seen as being involved in the process of sorting waste and paying monthly fees and waste fees. The community participation in the waste management process is to help the government to socialize the waste management process by carrying out waste collection activities every week and provide a place for the waste management process. Suggestions in this study are that waste managers will immediately add facilities and infrastructure for waste transportation and accelerate the expansion of waste management in the village of Pakraman Padangtegal.   Keywords: Waste Management System, Pakraman Village


2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yousaf Ali ◽  
Zainab Ahmed Shah ◽  
Amin Ullah Khan

Purpose This study aims to cover issues regarding traveling to a tourist destination which has seen war and terrorism. These problems can be addressed altogether, as they are interrelated. Based on tourists’ opinions, this paper aims to focus on measures or steps that can be taken to ensure changing their perceptions about a certain destination. Design/methodology/approach This study targets tourism experts for their opinions regarding the measures most necessary to change the perceptions of tourists. Their opinions were extracted through a questionnaire based on three criteria with four alternatives. Furthermore, raw data extracted are studied using the Fuzzy-VIKOR technique to rank the alternatives in order of importance. Moreover, the questionnaire also aims to know the perception of participants by asking them what would make them trust a destination with a history of terrorism. Findings The problems captivate the attention of government, guiding them to ensure that they need to focus more on physical security of tourists if they expect tourism industry to thrive. It was found that the steps needed to be taken are in the areas of international trade, cultural exchange programs and social media advertising. Originality/value Research based on improving tourist perception of Pakistan to develop Pakistan as a tourist destination is scarce. The study takes four different alternatives into account for image recovery and based on those alternatives, it provides a unique solution to the government in this regard with the necessary steps they need to take and attempts to help the government ensure tourism expansion in the country.


2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shepherd Nyaruwata ◽  
Douglas Runyowa

The tourism industry in Zimbabwe has experienced fluctuating trends in its growth since the dawn of the new millennium. The Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality Industry undertook a visitor exit survey in 2015/2016 period. The purpose of the study was to gather visitors’ views on Zimbabwe as a tourist destination in order to guide policy formulation on the sector. One of the objectives of the survey was to assess the visitor perceptions of Zimbabwe as a competitive tourist destination. Questionnaires were administered to departing visitors at the country’s three international airports and seven border posts during the period July 2015 until June 2016. The results of the survey indicated that 77% of visitors use road transport to enter into the country. The survey also showed that 18% of visitors to the country travelled by air. It is recommended that that the government accelerates the implementation of the open skies policy so as to attract more direct international airlines to fly into the country. It is also recommended that the government undertakes massive improvement of the road infrastructure in the country so as to encourage the geographical distribution of tourists within the country. It is finally recommended that the private sector and the national tourist organization, Zimbabwe Tourist Authority (ZTA) engage international tour operators and persuade them to develop and promote fly-drive tour packages to the country.


2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 2058-2067
Author(s):  
Nilufar Kh. Komilova Et al.

 This article describes the basic concept of "tourist destination" in the tourism system, its content and essence, the definition given by various scholars, that destination is a geographical region with a certain attractiveness for tourists. The definitions of the concept of "destination" proposed by the authors in scientific sources are based on the division into four groups according to their important aspects: territorial, economic, social, administrative. While the assessment of the concept of "tourist destination" in the regional context is based primarily on the criterion of "dependence" on the specific geographical location of the region, economically tourist destination is considered as a specific destination for tourists and is considered an economic category. one is that there is a tourist demand. While the social aspect is the interpretation of a tourist destination as a specific socio-geographical place, it is conceived that any system is governed by forces of a natural nature as a subject of management that characterizes the concept of a tourist destination. The article also touches on the concept of "tourism industry" and the work on the development of tourism in Uzbekistan today.


2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (01) ◽  
pp. 25-32
Author(s):  
Deru R Indika ◽  
Cindy Jovita

The speed of internet access and the rapid growth of the smartphone industrymakes it easier for people to get information. In the field of marketing, this affectshow the promotion is done. The use of social media which is actually meansfor social interaction between online individuals becomes commonly used bycompanies as a tool for promotion including in the tourism industry. One of thesocial media that is often used is Instagram, an application that allows users toshare photos and pictures along with short messages with other users. This studydiscussed how Instagram as a social media can affect consumer purchase intentiontoward a tourist destination. The subject of research is Floating Market located inLembang, Bandung, West Java. The results showed that information deliveredthrough Instagram was effective in increasing consumer purchase intention upto 50.2%


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