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Security and Safety as a Key Factor for Smart Tourism Destinations: New Management Challenges in Relation to Health Risks

In: Culture and Tourism in a Smart, Globalized, and Sustainable World

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  • Salvador Ruiz-Sancho

    (Universitat Politècnica de València)

  • Maria José Viñals

    (Universitat Politècnica de València)

  • Lola Teruel

    (Universitat Politècnica de València)

  • Marival Segarra

    (Universitat Politècnica de València)

Abstract

The competitiveness of a smart tourist destination is based on its natural and cultural attractions, its tourism infrastructures and facilities, and the quality of the services it has to offer. These services include security and safety, both of which are key elements in the tourist’s choice of destination. The aim of this paper is to analyse the elements that make up the concepts of security and safety in tourism. Then, a review of the existing literature on security and safety is carried out and a risk classification is presented. A distinction has been made between territorial, socio-economic and political risks as well as the action measures to fight them. In addition, the key factors that influence the tourist’s perception of security have also been addressed. Beyond the personality traits of an individual, other factors such as the visibility and tangibility of how dangerous the risk is, the information about security or the public administration’s capacity to address risks has also been considered. Furthermore, the evolution of security and safety issues in the tourist context has been studied up until the current, unprecedented, situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, together with the importance of knowing how to address new management challenges when faced with health risks.

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  • Salvador Ruiz-Sancho & Maria José Viñals & Lola Teruel & Marival Segarra, 2021. "Security and Safety as a Key Factor for Smart Tourism Destinations: New Management Challenges in Relation to Health Risks," Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, in: Vicky Katsoni & Ciná van Zyl (ed.), Culture and Tourism in a Smart, Globalized, and Sustainable World, pages 511-522, Springer.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-3-030-72469-6_34
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-72469-6_34
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    Keywords

    Tourism; Safety and security; Tourist’s perception; Health risks; COVID-19;
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    JEL classification:

    • Z32 - Other Special Topics - - Tourism Economics - - - Tourism and Development

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