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Tourism at Risk: Failures and Dichotomies of Risk Perception Theory in Tourism

Year 2017, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 167 - 172, 28.12.2017

Abstract

The turn of the century has brought a lot of radical shifts and
risks for tourism industry, which ranged from terrorism to
lethal virus outbreaks. Henceforth risk perception theory,
which was formulated in psychology, was re-appropriated
by policy makers and tourism-related scholars. However,
from its inception this conceptual corpus was based on the
economic-centred paradigm. This piece discusses critically
the main limitations of risk perception theory and the rise of
a new discipline, post disaster marketing, in view of the
caveats and speculative assumption of “the precautionary
principle”.

References

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  • Cohen, E. H. (2011). Educational dark tourism at an in populo site: The Holocaust museum in Jerusalem. Annals of Tourism Research, 38 (1), 193-209.
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  • Korstanje, M. E. (2016). The Rise of Thana-Capitalism and Tourism. Abingdon: Routledge
  • Korstanje, M. E., & Clayton, A. (2012). Tourism and terrorism: Conflicts and commonalities. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 4 (1), 8-25.
  • Korstanje, M. E., & Olsen, D. H. (2011). The discourse of risk in horror movies post 9/11: Hospitality and hostility in perspective. International Journal of Tourism Anthropology, 1 (3), 304-317.
  • Kozak, M., Crotts, J. C., & Law, R. (2007). The impact of the perception of risk on international travellers. International Journal of Tourism Research, 9 (4), 233-242.
  • Ladkin, A., Fyall, A., Fletcher, J., & Shipway, R. (2008). London tourism: A ‘post-disaster’ marketing response. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 23 (2-4), 95-111.
  • Larsen, S. (2007). Aspects of a psychology of the tourist experience. Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 7 (1), 7-18.
  • Larsen, S., Brun, W., & Øgaard, T. (2009). What tourists worry about–Construction of a scale measuring tourist worries. Tourism Management, 30 (2), 260-265.
  • Larsen, S., Øgaard, T., & Brun, W. (2011). Backpackers and mainstreamers: Realities and myths. Annals of tourism research, 38 (2), 690-707.
  • Lash, S. M., & Urry, J. (1993). Economies of signs and space (Vol. 26). London: Sage. Luhmann, N. (1990). Technology, environment and social risk: A systems perspective. Industrial Crisis Quarterly, 4 (3), 223-231.
  • Pforr, C., & Hosie, P. (Eds.). (2009). Crisis management in the tourism industry: beating the odds?. London: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd..
  • Saha, S., & Yap, G. (2014). The moderation effects of political instability and terrorism on tourism development: A cross-country panel analysis. Journal of Travel Research, 53 (4), 509-521.
  • Seraphin, H., Ambaye, M., Gowreesunkar, V., & Bonnardel, V. (2016). A marketing research tool for destination marketing organizations' logo design. Journal of Business Research, 69 (11), 5022-5027.
  • Séraphin, H., Butcher, J., & Korstanje, M. (2017). Challenging the negative images of Haiti at a pre-visit stage using visual online learning materials. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 9 (2), 169-181.
  • Stone, P., & Sharpley, R. (2008). Consuming dark tourism: A thanatological perspective. Annals of Tourism Research, 35 (2), 574-595.
  • Sunstein, C. (2005). The Laws of Fear: beyond the precautionary Principle. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Tzanelli R. (2016). Thanatourism and Cinematic Representation of Risk. Abingdon: Routledge.
  • Walters, G., & Mair, J. (2012). The effectiveness of post-disaster recovery marketing messages-The case of the 2009 Australian bushfires. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 29 (1), 87-103.
  • White, L., & Frew E. (2013). Dark Tourism: place and identity: managing and interpreting dark places. London: Routledge
  • Zinn, J. O. (2010). Biography, risk and uncertainty-Is there common ground for biographical research and risk research?. In Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research (Vol. 11, No. 1).
Year 2017, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 167 - 172, 28.12.2017

Abstract

References

  • Arana, J. E., & León, C. J. (2008). The impact of terrorism on tourism demand. Annals of Tourism Research, 35 (2), 299-315.
  • Beck, U. (1992). Risk society: Towards a new modernity (Vol. 17). London: Sage.
  • Bianchi, R. (2006). Tourism and the globalisation of fear: Analysing the politics of risk and (in) security in global travel. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 7 (1), 64-74.
  • Bianchi, R. V., & Stephenson, M. L. (2013). Deciphering tourism and citizenship in a globalized world. Tourism Management, 39, 10-20.
  • Bianchi, R., & Stephenson, M. (2014). Tourism and citizenship: Rights, freedoms and responsibilities in the global order (Vol. 11). Abingdon: Routledge.
  • Cohen, E. H. (2011). Educational dark tourism at an in populo site: The Holocaust museum in Jerusalem. Annals of Tourism Research, 38 (1), 193-209.
  • Cohen, E., & Neal, M. (2010). Coinciding crises and tourism in contemporary Thailand. Current Issues in Tourism, 13 (5), 455-475.
  • Floyd, M. F., Gibson, H., Pennington-Gray, L., & Thapa, B. (2004). The effect of risk perceptions on intentions to travel in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 15 (2-3), 19-38.
  • Korstanje, M. (2009). Revisiting risk Perception Theory in the Context of Travel. E-Review of Tourism Research, 7 (4), 68-81.
  • Korstanje, M. E. (2016). The Rise of Thana-Capitalism and Tourism. Abingdon: Routledge
  • Korstanje, M. E., & Clayton, A. (2012). Tourism and terrorism: Conflicts and commonalities. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 4 (1), 8-25.
  • Korstanje, M. E., & Olsen, D. H. (2011). The discourse of risk in horror movies post 9/11: Hospitality and hostility in perspective. International Journal of Tourism Anthropology, 1 (3), 304-317.
  • Kozak, M., Crotts, J. C., & Law, R. (2007). The impact of the perception of risk on international travellers. International Journal of Tourism Research, 9 (4), 233-242.
  • Ladkin, A., Fyall, A., Fletcher, J., & Shipway, R. (2008). London tourism: A ‘post-disaster’ marketing response. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 23 (2-4), 95-111.
  • Larsen, S. (2007). Aspects of a psychology of the tourist experience. Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 7 (1), 7-18.
  • Larsen, S., Brun, W., & Øgaard, T. (2009). What tourists worry about–Construction of a scale measuring tourist worries. Tourism Management, 30 (2), 260-265.
  • Larsen, S., Øgaard, T., & Brun, W. (2011). Backpackers and mainstreamers: Realities and myths. Annals of tourism research, 38 (2), 690-707.
  • Lash, S. M., & Urry, J. (1993). Economies of signs and space (Vol. 26). London: Sage. Luhmann, N. (1990). Technology, environment and social risk: A systems perspective. Industrial Crisis Quarterly, 4 (3), 223-231.
  • Pforr, C., & Hosie, P. (Eds.). (2009). Crisis management in the tourism industry: beating the odds?. London: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd..
  • Saha, S., & Yap, G. (2014). The moderation effects of political instability and terrorism on tourism development: A cross-country panel analysis. Journal of Travel Research, 53 (4), 509-521.
  • Seraphin, H., Ambaye, M., Gowreesunkar, V., & Bonnardel, V. (2016). A marketing research tool for destination marketing organizations' logo design. Journal of Business Research, 69 (11), 5022-5027.
  • Séraphin, H., Butcher, J., & Korstanje, M. (2017). Challenging the negative images of Haiti at a pre-visit stage using visual online learning materials. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 9 (2), 169-181.
  • Stone, P., & Sharpley, R. (2008). Consuming dark tourism: A thanatological perspective. Annals of Tourism Research, 35 (2), 574-595.
  • Sunstein, C. (2005). The Laws of Fear: beyond the precautionary Principle. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Tzanelli R. (2016). Thanatourism and Cinematic Representation of Risk. Abingdon: Routledge.
  • Walters, G., & Mair, J. (2012). The effectiveness of post-disaster recovery marketing messages-The case of the 2009 Australian bushfires. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 29 (1), 87-103.
  • White, L., & Frew E. (2013). Dark Tourism: place and identity: managing and interpreting dark places. London: Routledge
  • Zinn, J. O. (2010). Biography, risk and uncertainty-Is there common ground for biographical research and risk research?. In Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research (Vol. 11, No. 1).
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Maximiliano E. Korstanje This is me

Publication Date December 28, 2017
Submission Date September 13, 2017
Published in Issue Year 2017 Volume: 5 Issue: 2

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APA Korstanje, M. E. (2017). Tourism at Risk: Failures and Dichotomies of Risk Perception Theory in Tourism. Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research (AHTR), 5(2), 167-172.


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