Tourism and Terrorism: A Historical Analysis of Major Terrorism Acts and Their Impact on Tourism Destinations

Since before the end of the Cold War, terrorism acts have had major effects on tourism destinations. As a result, the \u27shadowy, mobile, and unpredictable\u27 forces of terrorism are becoming an unfortunate part of the travel and tourism landscape. Few can forget the explosion that killed three in Paris in 1986, the home-made pipe bomb in Tel Aviv in 1990, the November 1997 massacre of 58 tourists at Luxor\u27s Temple of Hatshepsut in Egypt, and the Kenyan and Tanzanian US Embassy truck bombings killing 263 in August 1998. This paper provides a quantitative analysis of major terrorism events around the world during 1985-98, classified by date, location, victims, weapons used, severity of damage, motive, effect on tourism demand, and length of effect. The analysis is followed by a summary and conclusions about the magnitude of the impact of these events on host destinations and the tourism industry worldwide

Resident Satisfaction in Continuing Care Retirement Communities

The senior living industry is big business and growing fast, thanks to increasing life expectancy. According to the U.S. Census, there were 53 million Americans aged over 65 in 2019. That figure is set to rise by 55% to 82 million—one in five of the population—by 2050. More and more seniors are already attracted to continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). But what impacts resident satisfaction in this increasingly competitive market? New research led by Dr. Suja Chaulagain and Dr. Abraham Pizam at UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management finds that above all, it\u27s the social environment

The Impact of Gasoline Price Increases on Tourism Business in a Destination Area

A survey of 402 tourism and non-tourism businesses on Cape Cod, Massachusetts was conducted in the summer of 1981, in order to analyze the impact of the 1979-1980 gasoline price increases on their operation. The results indicate that although one-third of the respondents claimed that the gasoline price increases affected their businesses negatively, their employment figures and marketing practices did not fully support this claim. Furthermore, tourism businesses were not found to be more negatively impacted by gasoline price increases than non-tourism businesses

Off-track Betting and Its Impacts on a Rural Community

Proposals have been made to legalize an off-track betting teletrack theater in Hampden County, Massachusetts. A telephone survey of a systematic sample of 200 respondents in the town of Holyoke was conducted in order to assess the perceived impacts of such gambling activity in this location. The findings show little consensus as to the positive impacts, but much greater agreement over the negative impacts that a teletrack theater would have in the respondents\u27 town. The major factor in predicting respondents\u27 attitudes toward legalization was found to be their perception of the impact a teletrack theater would have on the character of the town. Other major factors were the perception of impact on the moral character of the town, the perceived impact on the traffic conditions on roads leading to the town, the impact of the teletrack theater on the number of jobs for local residents, and the number of adults in the respondents\u27 household

Founding Father: Dr. Abraham Pizam in Conversation with Dr. Robertico Croes and Dr. Alan Fyall

Fifty years ago, Dr. Abraham Pizam, founding Dean of the Rosen College of Hospitality Management, defended his dissertation entitled Bringing something new into existence or use, through an industrial suggestion system. To honor Dr. Abraham Pizam, the Rosen College Dean\u27s Distinguished Lecture Series centers on examining the evolution of the hospitality and tourism industry through the eyes of some of the pioneers in this field of education. We took advantage of this occasion to talk to Dean Pizam about his evolution as a scholar

An Integrated Behavioral Model for International Medical Tourism

From dental procedures to cardiac surgery, an international market is developing for medical tourism, thanks not least to globalisation and the high standard of medical treatment now available around the world. But what drives individuals to travel abroad for healthcare? In an important new study, Rosen College Assistant Professor Suja Chaulagain, Founding Dean Abraham Pizam, and Dean Youcheng Wang take a social psychological perspective of health-related behavior and the concepts that influence it

Tourism to Japan: Quantitative analyses on perceived image of Japan as a Travel Destination

While some previous reports in Japanese claimed several factors as important and effective to attract foreign visitors to Japan, namely inbound visitors, this report may be the one of a few with scientific and quantitative data analysis to back up the findings. Respondents\u27 profiles were collected at the same time so that we can not only view the general profiles of respondents but also conduct advanced statistical analyses

Crime in Tourism Destinations: Research Review

Tourism has become a common phenomenon, very important for various reasons, especially for developing regions and countries, and which in consequence has been perceived as positive. However, increasingly commonly works have cast a slightly different look. Tourism leads to a temporarily increased number of people in a relatively small area, and contributes to the introduction of ‘strangers’ to local communities which can lead to problems such as crime. On the other hand, a higher risk of being a victim may lead to the reduced attractiveness of a given destination. A small number of studies in this field draw attention to this, concentrating on a general outline of their interdependence but specific urban tourist areas are rarely the subject of research. This review covers various works on the relationship between tourism and crime

Expectations, outcomes and attitude change of study abroad students

As universities prepare students for the 21st century, the value of a globalized education is increasing. Study abroad programs are increasingly important means for students to gain the global education that they will need to be successful in international settings. Many universities now offer students the ability to integrate a study abroad program into already intensive academic programs by offering shorter study abroad programs (2–8 weeks) during break periods between academic sessions in winter and summer. This study is based upon a larger dataset collected from students participating in several international study abroad programs offered by a US university’s tourism program. This study builds upon two previous studies conducted by the authors, by examining the extent to which students’ expectations were fulfilled and attitudes changed after participating in a short-term study abroad program using a large dataset collected from four study abroad programs