The COVID-19 pandemic brought travel to a halt and the global tourism industry has been hit hard by the disruption. This book looks at how the tourism industry could enhance its resilience and prepare for future crises more effectively. It will be an invaluable resource for practitioners in the areas of tourism and crisis management.

Introduction: Tourism at a Crossroads Section 1 – Key Concepts 1. Tourism at a Crossroads - Ignoring, Adopting, or Embracing Alternative Pathways for More Sustainable Post-Pandemic Tourism Development 2. Crisis Management: managing tourism in the face of adversity 3. Destination Recovery: Recovery of the post-pandemic tourism destination economy 4. Sustainability and Destination Recovery: alternatives to overcome the crossroads of the pandemic crisis Section 2 – Case Studies 5. Inducing Domestic Tourism through Stokvels in South Africa: Post- COVID19 Tourism Recovery in the Global South 6. Innovative Marketing Strategies During Tourism Recovery in the Post COVID-19 Period in Nigeria 7. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Risk Analysis in Tourism Destinations: Insights from Queen of Hills ‘Mussoorie’ 8. Searching for a Break from the Drudgery of Daily Din: Analyzing Millennials’ Quest for Spirituality and Well-being during the Covid-19 Pandemic 9. Turkey’s Tourism Recovery Process during COVID-19: Policy, Planning and Management 10. Restore, reorient, and reinvigorate: A localisation and sensemaking approach to crisis recovery 11. Building trust among tourists in the post COVID-19 period: the role of external quality certifications 12. Judging the Resilience of Online Learning for Hospitality Courses During COVID-19 13. The Use of Food Delivery Applications in the Restaurant Industry During the COVID-19 – Crisis: Consumers’ Perspectives 14. The COVID-19 Pandemic and (Re)considerations of Occupational Stress in New York City’s Hospitality Industry 15. Community-based Tourism as a post COVID-19 development strategy in agricultural communities 16. Recovery of hotel occupancy using risk management of supply chains in the COVID-19 Pandemic Context at the US-Mexico border 17. Virtual tourism and digital communication in the context of the post-pandemic scenario 18. COVID-19 and Changing Realities in the Food & Beverage Sector: Exhibiting the Indian Chefs’ Perspective