The Impacts of Natural Disasters on the Tourism Industry
The Impacts of Natural Disasters on the Tourism Industry
THM 1311 Intro. to Tourism & Hospitality Management
Samantha Salamon
THM 1311 Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality Management The Impacts of Natural Disasters and on the Tourism and Hospitality Industry
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Introduction Why Study the Impacts of Natural Disasters on the Tourism Industry? Taiwan Earthquake of 1991 Japan Earthquake of 2011 Market Rebuilding/Hurricane Katrina Works Cited
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THM 1311 Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality Management The Impacts of Natural Disasters and on the Tourism and Hospitality Industry Introduction The purpose of this report is to delve deeper into the impacts that natural disasters have on the tourism and hospitality industry. In recent years the world has taken enormous hits from natural disasters which have caused major chaos and upset. Some fairly recent disasters that have taken place are the high intensity earthquakes in both Taiwan and Japan. In Taiwan on September 21, 1991 an earthquake measuring a 7.2 on the Richter scale occurred. It caused much devastation to the Taiwan tourism industry. Similarly, this past March, an earthquake measuring a 9.0 on the Richter scale struck Japan. The tourism industry in Japan obviously has taken a major hit since then. Fukushima, a nuclear power plant located in Japan, had some nuclear accidents after the earthquake struck. The radiation levels skyrocketed causing an immediate evacuation. This report will go into further detail on the effects the natural disasters have on the tourism economy in those countries and what they are doing to improve their current situations. Additionally, this report will go into detail on how tourist destinations rebuild their economies and marketing strategies. Once disaster has struck a particular tourist destination, they obviously are not as appealing of a vacation stay as they once were. There are a few
THM 1311 Intro. to Tourism & Hospitality Management
Samantha Salamon
THM 1311 Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality Management The Impacts of Natural Disasters and on the Tourism and Hospitality Industry
Table of Contents
Introduction Why Study the Impacts of Natural Disasters on the Tourism Industry? Taiwan Earthquake of 1991 Japan Earthquake of 2011 Market Rebuilding/Hurricane Katrina Works Cited
page 1 page 2
pages 3-4 page 5 page 6-7 page 8
2|Page
THM 1311 Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality Management The Impacts of Natural Disasters and on the Tourism and Hospitality Industry Introduction The purpose of this report is to delve deeper into the impacts that natural disasters have on the tourism and hospitality industry. In recent years the world has taken enormous hits from natural disasters which have caused major chaos and upset. Some fairly recent disasters that have taken place are the high intensity earthquakes in both Taiwan and Japan. In Taiwan on September 21, 1991 an earthquake measuring a 7.2 on the Richter scale occurred. It caused much devastation to the Taiwan tourism industry. Similarly, this past March, an earthquake measuring a 9.0 on the Richter scale struck Japan. The tourism industry in Japan obviously has taken a major hit since then. Fukushima, a nuclear power plant located in Japan, had some nuclear accidents after the earthquake struck. The radiation levels skyrocketed causing an immediate evacuation. This report will go into further detail on the effects the natural disasters have on the tourism economy in those countries and what they are doing to improve their current situations. Additionally, this report will go into detail on how tourist destinations rebuild their economies and marketing strategies. Once disaster has struck a particular tourist destination, they obviously are not as appealing of a vacation stay as they once were. There are a few
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