Risk Management in Tourism Destinations: A Case of Coastal Resorts in Famagusta

Tourism is globally considered as an industry with the most noteworthy development rate and high prominent potential for occupation creation. However, like any other industry, tourism also is susceptible to a variety of risks which may threaten its viability in destinations if not managed well. Natural disasters and climate change, political violence, epidemic diseases, economic turbulence and others are just a few of the many risks that can easily change the gracious face of tourism into a belligerent. Thus the survival of tourism is dependent on the identifying and managing the probable risks of the industry, which will result in the elimination or at least the minimization of the negative impacts of those risks. In this regard the aim of the current research is to review the related literature on tourism to highlight and gather the worldwide prominent school of thoughts and efforts done till now about this phenomenon. Moreover through the qualitative research approach techniques (field research and semi-structured interviews) in a number of famous tourism resorts of Famagusta city located in Cyprus, their readiness to act despite the probable perceived risks were observed. The findings indicated that no tangible action for the prediction of or prevention from the risks is taken in those areas.

کلیدواژه ها:

Coastal resorts ، Famagusta ، Risk management ، Tourism industry