Disaster, Pandemics and Tourism: Strategies for Local Economic Revival

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered and shaped the world in the past two years. Almost every aspect of life has been affected by the pandemic including World Tourism and Travel. One of the major strategies of the national governments across the world to contain the pandemic was to restrict the movement of people thus directly affecting the tourism industry. As the industry slowly emerges from the shadows of the pandemic, this chapter gives an overview of the impact on the travel industry, measures adopted by some countries and broad strategies to make the sector resilient for the times to come. This chapter provides a timely summary of global strategies to fight the impact of the pandemic with a focus on the tourism sector. In doing so, we also provide insights into the Indian travel industry.

Citation

Rambhakta, P.B. and Chauhan, E. (2022), "Disaster, Pandemics and Tourism: Strategies for Local Economic Revival", Chowdhary, N., Billa, S. and Tiwari, P. (Ed.) Indian Tourism, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 213-229. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80262-937-820221016