Tourism Terrorism And Security Hugues Seraphin Editor by Hugues Seraphin (editor) 9781838679064, 1838679065 instant download after payment.

The tourism industry has evolved and matured steadily over recent years. Today, tourism is not only as a leading industry but also a consolidated commercial activity worldwide. The turn of the century accelerated some global risks, which placed the tourism industry in jeopardy. Ranging from natural disasters to terrorism, policy-makers devoted considerable attention to the risk perception theory and its potential applications to protect destinations' images. In so doing, scholars adopted an economic-based paradigm, which focused on the commercial nature of tourism as a benefactor of local economies while terrorists were depicted as the enemies of democracy. It has been observed that terrorists often target foreign tourists as a proxy to damage the democratic institutions they view them as representing, presenting the question: are tourists cultural ambassadors of their respective societies? On this basis, one might speculate that tourism is somewhat more complex or sophisticated than a service industry. In these terms, this book centers not only on a debate about the nature of tourism - which is considered as a rite of passage - but also on modern terrorism. Chapters explore the current limitations of the specialized literature to frame an all-encompassing model to help our understanding of tourism security today.