Major Challenges on Tourism Destinations Annually

Running Head: MAJOR CHALLENGES ON TOURISM DESTINATIONS ANNUALLY 1
Case Study on Major Challenges on Tourism Destinations Annually
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MAJOR CHALLENGES ON TOURISM DESTINATIONS ANNUALLY 2
Introduction
Tourism destinations remain to be one of the primary economic contributors of any
country. Tourism sector in global society faces new challenges in every New Year of their
operations. These challenges range from natural disasters to threats of terrorism (Qu & Qu,
2014). The effects of these crises that affect tourism destinations can be enormous if there are no
proper measures set in place. Tourism together with travel professionals understands that their
industry is exposed to health, political, and economic undulations. Often it is heard that these
challenges that affect tourism destinations are outside of control of professionals that deal with
tourism and travel (Barbe, Pennington-Gray, & Schroeder, 2018). Therefore, primary target of
this research paper is to explore major challenges that affect tourism destination annually that
range from natural disasters to threats imposed to operations by terrorisms.
Major challenges on tourism destinations
Major challenges that challenge operations of tourism destinations can be grouped into
different major categories that include social, environmental, as well as economic. Some of the
known major crisis that affects the operations of tourism destinations includes terrorist attacks,
conflict between human and wildlife (Lisowska, 2017). Other challenges comprise of
competition from the rest of the globe, strategies of marketing, poor transport systems, disease
outbreak, political instability, together with natural disasters.
Natural disasters
It is the sad truth for different individuals that live in popular vacation destinations as
well as depend on income from tourists. When natural disaster such as earthquakes, tsunami,
cyclones, and floods among other catastrophe hit, more currency is required leading to a pointed