Dynamics of the Tourism Industry: Post-Pandemic and Post-Disaster Perspectives and Strategies (Advances in Hospitality and Tourism)

The tourism industry is one of the most fragile industries because it can be significantly impacted by outside forces, such as pandemics and health scares, natural disasters and catastrophes, economic crises, political recessions and wars, and more, especially epidemics that occur on a global scale, which can cause societies to weaken or be damaged. This new volume presents collective experiences that explore how the tourism industry is affected by pandemics and natural disasters, offering case studies and strategies to mitigate their harmful impact.

Gül Erkol Bayram, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the School of Tourism and Hotel Management in the Department of Tour Guiding at the University of Sinop, Turkey. Dr. Bayram has worked as an internal trainer in the tour-guiding arena. She has published many book chapters and books as author and editor in the national and international arenas. She has edited the books Tourism and Tour Guiding: Past, Present, Future (Detay Publishing, Turkey) and Resilient and Sustainable Destinations after Disaster: Challenges and Strategies (Emerald). She has been invited for many talks, lectures, and panel discussions by various universities, institutes and conferences and has received awards from several organizations.

Anukrati Sharma, PhD, is Head and Associate Professor of the Department of Commerce and Management at the University of Kota, India. She is the Director of the Skill Development Centre of the same university. She is also Dean (honorary) of two faculties: Tourism and Hospitality and Aviation and Aerospace at Rajasthan Skill University in Jaipur, India. Dr. Sharma is a featured author of Routledge (publisher) and is the Book Series Editor of Building the Future of Tourism (Emerald). She has edited many books on tourism. She is also working on a major research project under the Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. She has presented over 45 papers at international conferences and has been a keynote speaker and panel member.