Maxim, Cristina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2343-3100 (2022) World tourism cities in crisis – insights from previous research and current debates. In: IX Critical Tourism Studies, 27 Jun - 1 Jul 2022, Menorca, Spain.

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Abstract

World tourism cities are multi-functional places and popular destinations that attract many visitors due to their characteristics. In their recent book on Word Tourism Cities, Morrison and Maxim (2022) identify five main features of world tourism cities: they act as gateways for tourists visiting a country; they are influential cities, being significant generators of domestic tourists as well as a source of international visitors; are innovative and creative hubs that economically impact other areas within a country; are cosmopolitan places; and are easily recognised. Although world tourism cities are important destinations and perform various functions, they also face many challenges (Maxim, 2019), including severe crises and disasters. This became evident over the past two years, with world tourism cities being among the most affected destinations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The same characteristics that entice many tourists to visit those places, made them more vulnerable in the face of the fastspreading coronavirus that killed many people worldwide.

Destinations in general are prone to many natural or man-made crises and disasters, and world tourism cities are even more so. Still, there is limited research on crises in tourism cities, with scholars starting to look into this area mainly after 2000. This may be a consequence of the lack of attention received in the past by the field of urban tourism in general, with more studies turning their attention to this area of research over the past two decades.

To gain an understanding of what has been published to date on world tourism cities in crisis and how this field of study evolved over the years, a systematic literary review was conducted. This helped comprehend the state of research on the topic so far by discussing emerging themes and trends, and by identifying new avenues for future research.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	Hospitality and tourism > Tourism
Depositing User:	Cristina Maxim
Date Deposited:	04 Sep 2024 07:29
Last Modified:	04 Nov 2024 11:15
URI:	https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/12375

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