Sodobno varnostno okolje in turizem

slovenian

2011

volume 13, issue 3

Univerza v Mariboru, Fakulteta za varnostne vede
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

Purpose: The aim of the paper is to analyze the modern security environment and its impact on tourism. Contemporary security environment is a result of historical events affected by the elements of the contemporary safety and political environment; hence the analysis of the historical events is important for understanding the relations between todayćs security environment and tourism industry. Ground security concepts, which dominate contemporary security environment, are pointed out and further linked to the development of the modern security threats shaping global travel flows. Empirical section of the paper results the analysis of major global security issues and their impact of destinations based tourism. Several case studies are made to support conclusions on relationship between security and tourism developments. Design/Methods/Approach: Case study analysis and literature review methodology was implemented in the paper. Findings: Global expansion of tourism influenced its susceptibility to different security threats. Major contemporary threats for the tourism are criminal, terrorism, war events, social and political disputes and epidemics. Minor changes and fluctuations insecurity situations can change global travel flows, hence causing incorrigible impact on the destination. Most cases reflect decrease of arrivals, changes in seasonality, slow down early bookings, etc. Latter suggests that there is a need for facing, analyzing and interpreting relations between tourism and security issues, which need to be longitudinal, systematical and global. Research limitations/implications: Findings relate to the global environment thus limitations refer to general security disputes and its impact on some destinations. Some occasional and rare security issues in specific destinations are thus left out. Practical implications: Major practical implication of the paper is raising the awareness of the importance of the relations between global security issues and its impact on contemporary flows. Conclusions point out the importance of monitoring the impact of the modern security issues on global travel flows and suggest some scenarios which could be used for tourism and destination development policies. Originality/Value: Paper introduces global review of different forms of the contemporary security threats with major impacts on tourism industry.

15.05.2020