2020 has left an indelible mark on the history of travel and tourism worldwide leaving tourist destinations with long-term lessons to learn from the impacts of COVID-19. Tourism destinations are looking for new guidelines and original research that offer management solutions to deal with the damage wrought by the pandemic.

Tourism Destination Management in a Post-Pandemic Context gives an enriching insight into the issues and challenges faced by tourism destinations during and after the pandemic, exposing emerging trends and proposing novel management solutions in order to develop coping capacities of destinations and build resilience against the effects of potential future pandemics

Drawing on lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, this expansive collection presents cases and competency frameworks to advance theoretical and empirical knowledge in the management of destinations post-pandemic.

About the Author

Vanessa GB Gowreesunkar is Head of Department for Hospitality and Tourism at the University of Africa Toru Orua, Nigeria, Deputy Chair for the Tourism, Infrastructure and Energy cluster of African Union Economic and Social Council and National Coordinator for the Women Advancement for Economic and Leadership Empowerment (WAELE), Mauritius.

Shem Wambugu Maingi is a Lecturer in the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Kenyatta University, Kenya as well as a member of the International Scientific Committee on Cultural Tourism of ICOMOS and the IUCN WCPA Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group.

Hiran Roy is a Lecturer of International School of Hospitality, Sports, and Tourism Management at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Canada, Adjunct Faculty Member in MBA program for University Canada West and an active member of World Food Travel Association and Association of North America Higher Education International (ANAHEI).

Roberto Micera is a Researcher at the Institute for Studies on the Mediterranean (ISMED) of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR). He teaches Territorial Marketing at the University of Basilicata and Management of Green Business at University Suor Orsola Benincasa, Italy. Roberto also holds a Masters in Economics of Tourism from the University Bocconi, Italy and a PhD in Business Science from the University of Naples Federico II, Italy.

Reviews
The COVID-19 pandemic has set major challenges for the tourism industry at both global and local scales. Central to our understanding of changes arising from and responses to the pandemic is the role of destinations and their various stakeholders and communities. The range of cases in this edited collection will provide useful insights into the strategies that destination management organisations develop in reaction to the effects of the pandemic and beyond. -- Professor Dr. Mult. C. Michael Hall
Tourism is critical for travellers' happiness and for their life balance and mental health. It is also pivotal for the livelihood of so many communities around the world. At a time when the world is still striving to develop resources and references to face the pandemic, this book is a timely strategy offering destination management solutions post pandemic. Readers will gain knowledge from best practice around the world to restart the tourism activity and improve crisis management and resilience. -- Professor Dimitrios Buhalis

[Tourism Destination Management in a Post-Pandemic Context] offers a wide spectrum of possibilities presenting both cases and models from all over the world and from diverse environments. Last but not least, the book also includes some discussions on how to better educate the future generation of practitioners and managers. An issue often little considered, but of fundamental importance.

-- Rodolfo Baggio, PhD FRGS, Master in Economics and Tourism



Book Information
ISBN 9781800715127
Author Vanessa GB Gowreesunkar
Format Hardback
Page Count 392
Imprint Emerald Publishing Limited
Publisher Emerald Publishing Limited
Weight(grams) 669g