Understand and learn to respond to the global and local crises shaping the tourism industry.
Crisis Management in Tourism by Kyriaki Glyptou is a comprehensive textbook designed for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students studying tourism, hospitality and event management. Aligned with modules on crisis management and sustainable tourism, it provides a structured framework for understanding how crises impact destinations, organizations and various stakeholders. Taking a multidimensional approach, this textbook explores why traditional crisis management models often fail in high-stakes tourism contexts.
This textbook:
-Examines nine interconnected dimensions in managing a crisis response: the legal, operational, financial, communication, strategic, reputational, political, ethical and human factors
-Explores the contemporary challenges reshaping the industry, including climate change, geopolitical instability and community resistance to tourism
-Includes real-world examples from VisitBritain, the Greek National Tourism Organization, TUI and Jet2, alongside crisis events such as the 2019 Australia wildfires
-Features practitioner insights with interviews from leading tourism and crisis management professionals
This textbook equips students with the knowledge and practical skills needed to navigate crises, make decisions in dynamic, uncertain environments and build resilience in a rapidly changing global tourism industry.
