Journal of Travel Research articles

Recent articles from Journal of Travel Research

Cycles of war, terror, and peace: determinants and management of crisis and recovery of the Israeli tourism industry.(Special Issue on War, Terrorism, Tourism: Times of Crisis and Recovery)
August 1, 1999... Since 1967, Israel has witnessed a growing demand by the international tourism market for its unique mix of tourist attractions. Consequently, over the years, tourism has become Israel's leading exporting service industry, ameliorating the country's acute balance of payments and...

The tourism potential of the peace dividend.(Special Issue on War, Terrorism, Tourism: Times of Crisis and Recovery)
August 1, 1999... Tourism is strongly dependent on peace and security (Pizam and Mansfeld 1996). The last decade has seen major changes in global geopolitical arrangements, and while world peace has been the norm since the end of the Second World War in 1945, a large number of smaller conflicts in many parts...

New Orleans tourism and crime; a case study.(Special Issue on War, Terrorism, Tourism: Times of Crisis and Recovery)(New Orleans, LA)
August 1, 1999... In the past 10 years, New Orleans has become a major urban tourism destination in the United States. A strong meetings and conventions market coupled with the attraction of the French Quarter, antebellum homes, and riverboats have helped make tourism the main engine of the New Orleans...

A comprehensive approach to classifying acts of crime and violence at tourism destinations.(Special Issue on War, Terrorism, Tourism: Times of Crisis and Recovery)
August 1, 1999... Every minute of every day a crime or a violent act occurs at a tourist destination somewhere in the world. For the purpose of this study I define crime as "an act committed or omitted in violation of a law forbidding or commanding it" (Black 1979, p. 334) and violence as "an unjust or...

Tourism in crisis: managing the effects of terrorism.(Special Issue on War, Terrorism, Tourism: Times of Crisis and Recovery)
August 1, 1999... The tourism industry - regardless of setbacks such as the collapse and subsequent instability of Eastern Europe; the Persian Gulf War; the civil war in the former Yugoslavia; the financial and sociopolitical turmoil in Southeast Asia, Japan, Russia, and Latin America; and the perpetual...