COVID-19, Tourist Destinations and Prospects for Recovery
Author | : Kaitano Dube |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2023-03-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783031246555 |
ISBN-13 | : 3031246551 |
Rating | : 4/5 (551 Downloads) |
Download or read book COVID-19, Tourist Destinations and Prospects for Recovery written by Kaitano Dube and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-03-16 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the fact that the African tourism industry is prone to disturbances such as diseases, extreme weather events, civil unrest, wars, and other shocks, nothing could have prepared this destination for the devastating effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the absence of government or international agency budget support, the pandemic challenged the African tourism market to its core. The focus of this book is to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the African tourism destination market as well as its prospects for recovery. A chapter written by the editorial team introduces the book. Following the introduction, the book offers chapters evaluating the pandemic's impact on African tourism. Chapters in the second part of the book discuss tourism recovery and how some destinations have survived the pandemic. The book concludes with a chapter providing policy recommendations and practical implementation advice. The book is part of a 3 volume series.