Tourism, vulnerability, and economic crisis within APEC: responses from international destinations – Phuket, Thailand and Los Cabos, Mexico

Gámez, Alba E.; Ivanova, Antonina; Campiranon, Kom

doi:10.2495/st120081

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“…The vulnerability of the tourism sector is recognized in the literature and affected by different aspects, such as climate change [18][19][20], natural disasters [21], terrorist attacks [22], and global economic crises [23,24].…”

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Inland or Coastal: That’s the Question! Different Impacts of COVID-19 on the Tourism Sector in Portugal

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The COVID-19 pandemic had severe implications in different economic sectors, among them tourism, with countries where tourism has a relevant economic role, such as Portugal, being greatly affected. However, the impact was different in the various regions of the country, which could be related to some tourism units, being more isolated or with fewer rooms, being seen as more attractive and safer. Based on data from Portuguese firms, and distinguishing their location between coastal and inland, it is possible to conclude that inland tourism units were less affected than coastal ones, which could be related to tourists seeking less densely populated areas, a relevant conclusion for the different agents.

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Inland or Coastal: That’s the Question! Different Impacts of COVID-19 on the Tourism Sector in Portugal

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“…Cities are now revealing the effect of an absence of people, the very same people they had given themselves up to in previous years, like never before. The visible effects felt are corroborated by numbers 2 (Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 2020), the pandemic highlighting the fragile nature of tourist attractions based on the capitalistic over-exploitation of spaces (European Commission, 2018) when faced with a catastrophe (such as this one) that affects mobility and personal interactions (Gámez et al 2012;Pforr & Hosie, 2008).…”

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The Tourist Era in the City of Porto: Enchantment, Suspension and (Un)Sustainability

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Ribeiro

Araújo

2022

The City of the Senses, the Senses in the City

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This text explores some angles of touristic time in Porto and how it affects the passage of time in the city and the time experienced by its residents. This short journey back in time through Porto, an attempt is made to describe and reflect upon three main eras: that of a city enchanted by tourism, a time marked by fantasy, growth, and wonder; the decline of the city brought about by a drastic decrease in the number of tourists due 104 THE TOURIST ERA IN THE CITY OF PORTO...to constraints imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic; and the city on hold, waiting for the pandemic to blow over and desperately awaiting the return of the hustle and bustle of tourism. The text discusses some of the implications of touristic time and how it can be less favourable to time experienced by people and employed by social and economic projects aiming for rapid tourist conversions. This conclusion is a common thread through studies conducted in tourism, leading to discussions about the (un)sustainability of voracious tourism, made even more pressing by the pandemic and the resulting future starting to materialise in terms of experiential tourism mobility and interaction.

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“…In the case of the the Canary Islands, tourism monoculture aggravated the crisis, along with the dependence of international markets and of air travel, with the crisis impact only mitigated by the islands' low seasonality (Duro, 2016;Duro et al, 2021). In the discussion about SMTEs' responses to economic downturns, their resilience is closely connected to crisis management and adjustments in day-to-day operations (Alonso et al, 2020;G amez et al, 2012), to access to governmental support (Sanabria-D ıaz et al, 2021) and to knowledge management within and among organisations (Vargas S anchez and Rodr ıguez Toubes, 2021).…”

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A “new tourism cycle” on the Canary Islands: scenarios for digital transformation and resilience of small and medium tourism enterprises

Sánchez

Oskam

2022

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PurposeThis paper discusses plausible future scenarios for small and medium tourism enterprises (SMTEs) in the “sun, sea and sand” destination of the Canary Islands (Spain) and assesses to what extent they are prepared to adjust to market changes and technological developments in the light of both sudden disruptions and long-term shocks.Design/methodology/approachA scenario analysis was made based upon expert interviews, leading to a 2 × 2 scenario matrix.FindingsAlthough regional, national and European strategies advocate digital transformation as a step towards building resilience and towards a more sustainable future, this study identifies two major uncertainties that can put that transformation at risk: a change of the traditional “sun, sand and sea” visitor to a more conscious, individual and inquisitive traveller or “Promad”, and the business culture of SMTEs.Research limitations/implicationsResilience for sudden and for slow-paced disruptions poses different challenges for SMTEs. Their next step in the digital transformation must take them form marketing and sales-oriented e-business to growing interconnectivity and innovation across supply chains.Practical implicationsA market change towards the “Promad” type of traveller causes at least a temporary mismatch of demand and supply. As many SMTEs miss either the knowledge or the resources to invest in digital transformation, the process will depend on support and coordination at destination level.Originality/valueThe study identifies, with the example of the Canary Islands, the difficulties for destinations and individual businesses in making the envisioned transition of mass tourism to more competitive forms of tourism with a smaller ecological footprint.

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Tourism, vulnerability, and economic crisis within APEC: responses from international destinations – Phuket, Thailand and Los Cabos, Mexico

Cited by 6 publications

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Inland or Coastal: That’s the Question! Different Impacts of COVID-19 on the Tourism Sector in Portugal

Inland or Coastal: That’s the Question! Different Impacts of COVID-19 on the Tourism Sector in Portugal

The Tourist Era in the City of Porto: Enchantment, Suspension and (Un)Sustainability

A “new tourism cycle” on the Canary Islands: scenarios for digital transformation and resilience of small and medium tourism enterprises

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