Natural hazard and disaster tourism

Rucińska, Dorota; Lechowicz, Maciej

doi:10.2478/mgrsd-2014-0002

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“…Finally, the decision to visit a disaster area for a range of motivations has been conceptualized as Dark Tourism (Ruci� nska & Lechowicz, 2014). This type of tourism involves travelling to places historically associated with death and tragedy (Foley & Lennon, 1996).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although the disaster database includes the exact day of the event, for the purpose of this analysis we are limited by the yearly nature of tourism data. Following guidance from the previous literature (J� onsd� ottir, 2011;Mazzocchi & Montini, 2001;Ruci� nska & Lechowicz, 2014) we consider two alternatives: distributing the potential consequences of each of the disasters to the time frame of the following 12 months and alternatively to the next 6 months after an event. Thus, for instance, if a hypothetical disaster occurred in September of year 2000, in the first case, 4/12 of the amount of damage (measured in deaths, affected or costs) would be attributed to the year 2000 and 8/12 to 2001.…”

Section: Data Preparation and Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Existing studies have taken a case study approach (e.g. for Chinese outbound tourism, see Jin, Qu, & Bao, 2019), but a global analysis is missing (Ghaderi, Mat Som, & Henderson, 2014;J� onsd� ottir, 2011;Mazzocchi & Montini, 2001;Ruci� nska & Lechowicz, 2014). It is therefore timely to undertake a global study that uses a consistent approach to measuring the impact of disasters on international tourism movements.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The effects of natural disasters on international tourism: A global analysis

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Tourism is shaped by a wide range of factors and forces, including exogenous ones that have no direct link with the tourism sector. Natural disasters and unexpected events are prime examples of such determining factors, as they have profound effects on individuals and society, and as a result have the potential to affect tourism flows considerably. Several theoretical arguments exist why natural disasters and unexpected events could influence tourist destination choices. However, empirical research to confirm the nature and extent of impacts of disasters on tourism is lacking. To address this gap, this paper incorporates a dataset on natural and man-made disaster events into a model of international tourism flows to evaluate the effect of different types of disasters on international arrivals at the national level. Findings provide evidence that the occurrence of different types of event change tourist flows to varying degrees. Although in some cases a positive effect is estimated, in general the impacts are negative, resulting in reduced tourist arrivals following an event. Understanding the relationship between disaster events and tourism is helpful for destination managers who make critical decisions in relation to recovery, reconstruction and marketing.

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“…restrictive visa regulations). Many authors have studied the impact of crisis events on tourism (Rucinśka & Lechowicz, 2014;Ryan, 1993). For example, Prideaux and Witt (2000) showed the impact of the Asian financial crisis on Australian tourism.…”

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Tourism economies and islands’ resilience to the global financial crisis

Podhorodecka¹

2018

ISJ

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ABSTRACT:The article is a comparative study of islands' reactions to the global financial crisis. The main aim is to identify conditions which influence how the effects of the crisis in the tourism sector differed between selected island territories. Seventeen island territories which rely on tourism were selected for analysis. Each reacted differently to the global financial crisis, especially with regard to changes in tourist movement, employment in tourism, and expenditure by foreign tourists. The factors analysed are: length of time as an independent state or dependent territory, degree of dependence on tourism, the diversity of the mix of foreign markets from which tourists arrive, level of dominance of the main foreign market, level of dependence on European and North-and South American markets, duration of flights from the main market, level of economic development, quality of life of the island area's residents, tourist expenditure, and changes in government expenditure on tourism. The statistical analysis was conducted using both the Spearman and the Kendall rank correlation coefficients.

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“…Guiding tourists to places of danger and disaster is a unique experience, both for tourists and the guides themselves, in this case introducing them to the emotions, risk, and dynamics of disasters (Rucińska and Lechowicz 2014). Dark tourism, or disaster tourism, does not rely on the comfort of a tourist destination, but emphasizes emotions.…”

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A Tale of Two Disasters: How is Disaster Emerging as a Tourist Destination in Indonesia?

Suyadnya¹,

Fatanti²

2017

AJTR

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Abstract:The paper examines how disasters are represented as tourist destinations by local tour guides in tours around two Indonesian disaster areas at the Mount Merapi Eruption in Jogjakarta, Central Java, and Lapindo Mudflow in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia. Across the world 'disaster' is defined as an observable event in time and space in which societies incur physical damage and loss and/or disruption of their routine activities. Despite the formal definition of disaster characterized by losses, sadness, sorrow, and trauma, in contrast, it is positioned as a more authentic, realistic, and challenging space, as demonstrated by the development of tourism destinations at Mount Merapi and the Lapindo mudflow. By first exploring the complex geography and history of the two disaster areas, this paper argues that any representation of these places can only ever be subjective, conditional and uncertain. Through in-depth interviews and observation with local tour guides and tourism operators this paper investigates how disaster areas are represented to tourists and how its messages are conveyed as 'satisfaction and pleasure tours'. It becomes clear that local tour guides do have the capacity to change the image of disasters as a tourism destination. The paper also scrutinizes in which ways local tour guides transform the perception of fear to the spirit of struggle in post-disaster contexts. It concludes that the local tour guides are responsible for changing the negative perceptions and images of disaster and, through the tours, realize transformative aims.

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Natural hazard and disaster tourism

Cited by 28 publications

References 7 publications

The effects of natural disasters on international tourism: A global analysis

The effects of natural disasters on international tourism: A global analysis

Tourism economies and islands’ resilience to the global financial crisis

A Tale of Two Disasters: How is Disaster Emerging as a Tourist Destination in Indonesia?

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