Post-Disaster and Post-Conflict Tourism: Toward a New Management Approach

Post-disaster and post-conflict tourism has recently emerged as a prominent topic of research and considers new risks that jeopardize tourism travel to destinations that have recently experienced climate-related disasters, civil conflicts, and other challenges. This volume presents a host of innovative strategies that could be adopted by post-colonial, post-conflict, and post-disaster destinations to encourage travel and tourism in these areas.

Policymakers are focusing their efforts on identifying and eradicating external and/or internal risks in order to protect the tourism industry in their regions, in line with a new spirit that is clearly orientated toward mitigating risks. This capacity of adaptation suggests two important things that are at the heart of this book. On the one hand, tourism serves as a resilient mechanism that is helping destinations in their recovery strategy. On another hand, this raises ethical issues related to tourism consumption.

Hugues Séraphin, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in Event and Tourism Management Studies at the University of Winchester Business School, United Kingdom, where he is the Programme Leader of the Event Management program. Dr. Séraphin possesses a broad range of international experience that includes teaching at top business schools and universities in France (EM Normandie; ESC Larochelle; ESC Pau; Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, etc.). Prior to his career in the academic arena, Dr. Séraphin worked in the tourism and hospitality sector within various organizations and roles (in the Caribbean and in Europe).

Korstanje E. Maximiliano, PhD, is editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Safety and Security in Tourism (Universidad de Palermo, Argentina) and Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of the International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism (IGI-Global US). In addition to his role as Senior Researcher in the Department of Economics at the University of Palermo, Argentina, he is a global affiliate of the Tourism Crisis Management Institute (University of Florida, USA), the Centre for Ethnicity and Racism Studies (University of Leeds, UK), The Forge (University of Lancaster and University of Leeds, UK), and The International Society for Philosophers. A prolific author, Mr. Maximiliano has published more than 1200 papers and 35 books.

Vanessa (Gaitree) Gowreesunkar, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Tourism and Hospitality Management Department at the University of Africa, Toru Orua, Nigeria. She has been teaching at various local and international institutions, such as the University of Mauritius; the University of Technology, Mauritius; Open University of Mauritius; and the Indian Institute of Travel and Tourism (India). Dr. Gowreesunkar has published and presented a number of papers at international and local platforms and is a national representative for the Organisation of Tourism and Hospitality Management, United Kingdom, and the Chairperson and Vice President for the Scientific and Academic Research Committee at the Allied Network for Policy Research and Actions for Sustainability.