The Extent of the Impact of Terrorism on International Travel and Tourism at Specific Tourist Destinations

Brunt, Paul; Cousins, Kimberley

doi:10.1057/palgrave.cpcs.8140127

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“…VPU has undoubtedly had a negative effect on tourism demand, and much work has been done to explore their relationship (e.g. Brunt and Cousins, 2000; Enders and Sandler, 1991; Enders et al ., 1992; Sönmez and Graefe, 1998). Case studies in the Middle East have made prominent contributions to the field of knowledge (e.g.…”

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An overestimated relationship? Violent political unrest and tourism foreign direct investment in the Middle East

Steiner

2010

Journal of Tourism Research

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Although the tourism industry is increasingly globalising, empirical research on the accompanying foreign direct investment (FDI) is surprisingly lacking. Furthermore, the nexus of political risk, violent political unrest and tourism FDI has been relatively neglected. Using Egypt as a heuristic case study and adopting a qualitative methodology, this paper explores the question of how political risk and violent political unrest infl uence tourism FDI. Surprisingly, the results are not able to corroborate a clear relationship between the two. In contrast, these results indicate that the role of stability and security for tourism FDI in developing countries has largely been overestimated in the past.

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An overestimated relationship? Violent political unrest and tourism foreign direct investment in the Middle East

Steiner

2010

Journal of Tourism Research

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“…Much of this tradition relates to crime in tourist resorts and against tourists, although some researchers have considered the ways in which prospective tourists perceive the costs and benefits of opting for one particular country rather than another (Baloğlu and McClearly, 1999;Tjiptono and Yang, 2018). One topical issue here is the extent to which acts of terrorism in resort areas may deter visitors, leading to a reduction in visitor numbers (Brunt and Cousins, 2002;Hall and O'Sullivan, 1996;Henderson 2003;Korstanje and Clayton, 2012;Mansfeld and Pizam, 2006;Pizam, 1999;Pizam and Fleischer, 2002;Pizam and Smith, 2000): the case of Tunisia is a recent example that well illustrates the point (Agarwal and Mawby, forthcoming).…”

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Perceptions of risk on vacation among visitors to Istanbul

Özaşçılar

Mawby

Ziyalar

2019

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on the perceptions of risk from specific crimes held by tourists at the start of their vacation in the Turkish city of Istanbul. Design/methodology/approach The paper describes findings from Phase 1 of a two-phase research programme, during which 210 arrivals at the Ataturk airport were asked about their perceptions of their safety from crime while in the city and their intentions vis-à-vis the adoption (or otherwise) of basic safety precautions, using a 32-question self-completion questionnaire. Findings The findings confirm those of earlier studies that tourists, unlike citizens in general, tend to have low expectations of their vulnerability to crime. However, variables associated with fear in conventional surveys were not generally related to the perceptions of risk. The clearest association was between prior knowledge of crime in Istanbul and perceptions of risk. The lack of any strong relationship between perceptions of risk and intent to adopt safety precautions is then discussed. Research limitations/implications The study is limited to visitors to one city and to English-speaking tourists. Practical implications The implication here is that if tourist centres wish to reduce crime it is not sufficient to focus on “educating” tourists on the dangers, but that more emphasis should be placed on crime prevention methods that put the onus on the host environment. Social implications From a criminological perspective, two points appear particularly important. First, the relationship between fear (in all its manifestations) and risk is not constant. It may differ in different physical and social contexts. Second, if, following routine activity theory, policy makers wish to focus on changing people’s behaviour in order to maximise their safety, in different contexts different publics may vary in their willingness or resistance to change. Originality/value This study is original as it focusses on tourists to a specific destination at the beginning of their holiday.

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“…Nevertheless, as for citizens in general, 'fear' may affect lifestyle, in this case by discouraging tourists from opting for particular tourist destinations. One topical issue here is the extent to which acts of terrorism in resort areas may deter visitors, leading to a reduction in visitor numbers (Brunt and Cousins, 2002;Henderson, 2003;Korstanje and Clayton, 2012;Mansfeld and Pizam, 2003;Pizam, 1999;Pizam and Fleischer, 2002;Pizam and Smith, 2000). Although not as extensively researched, there is also evidence that awareness of more general crime problems in resort areas can impact on tourism by provoking a decline in the number of tourists going to that destination (Anuar et al, 2012;Amir et al, 2015).…”

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Perceptions of safety confronted by experience: How visitors to Istanbul modified their perceptions of risk and fear in the light of personal experience

Mawby

Özaşçılar

Ziyalar

2019

International Review of Victimology

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This paper compares the perceptions of risk and safety of those arriving on a visit to Istanbul with a similar sample of those returning from their trip. While the two samples are of different individuals, the research does provide a proxy measure of change, or lack of it, in the light of personal experience. In this sense, it offers an advantage over traditional crime surveys that present a snapshot of perceptions at one point in time. The findings are discussed in the context of more general research on fear of crime and perceptions of risk, and how these are – or are not – influenced by personal experience.

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The Extent of the Impact of Terrorism on International Travel and Tourism at Specific Tourist Destinations

Cited by 11 publications

References 13 publications

An overestimated relationship? Violent political unrest and tourism foreign direct investment in the Middle East

An overestimated relationship? Violent political unrest and tourism foreign direct investment in the Middle East

Perceptions of risk on vacation among visitors to Istanbul

Perceptions of safety confronted by experience: How visitors to Istanbul modified their perceptions of risk and fear in the light of personal experience

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