Tourism security : strategies for effectively managing travel risk and safety / by Peter E. Tarlow.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents note continued: Introduction -- Beach/sea/river tourism -- Criminal issues and issues of terrorism at aquatic locations -- Cruise tourism -- From the biblical text to the modern world -- Other security issues specific to cruise ships -- Other health issues -- How passengers deal with cruise emergencies -- References -- 7.Transportation: Travel by Air, Car, and Train -- Introduction -- The distinction between security and safety -- Notable hijackings -- Issues of commonality in hijackings -- Counter-hijacking measures -- Hardening the terminal -- Greater examination of luggage -- Making the plane itself more secure -- Issues of fire at airports -- Other suggestions in hardening air travel -- Issues of health -- Diseases carried from one nation or continent to another -- Terrorism-based illnesses -- Train travel as tourism -- Bus tourism -- Appendix: NTA's crisis management plan structure -- References -- 8.Tourism Security Legal Issues --

Contents note continued: pt. 2 How tourism security must face the issues of shrinking budgets and how security personnel must do more with less -- References -- 3.Hotel and Motel Security -- Places of lodging in the tourism history -- Hotel security: The overview -- Common problems -- Hotel challenges -- Motel challenges -- Bed 'n breakfast (B&B) challenges -- Campgrounds and other lodging challenges -- Lodging security in a consistently changing world -- The role of the security officer -- Dealing with the specifics of lodging security -- Planning lodging security -- Working with others -- Around the hotel -- Front desk and lobby area -- Front desk personnel -- Rooms and hallways -- Food and beverages -- The outside public areas -- Pool and athletic safety -- Other areas in the hotel -- Outsourcing -- Protecting the hotel's staff -- Should an employee or guest become violent -- References -- 4.Risk and Crisis Management -- Introduction -- Risk management --

Contents note continued: Tourism surety, standards of care, and the law -- Issues of responsibility, legality, and standards of care -- Making decisions -- Standards of care -- Legal vulnerability -- Tourism law -- Travelers' rights -- Travel agents -- Issues of travel law and travel agents -- Additional issues for travel agencies -- The airline passenger bill of rights -- U.S. cruise passengers bill of rights -- Train and bus travel -- Fire codes -- In Europe -- Summary -- References -- 9.Case Studies: Four Tourism Cities -- Introduction -- Tourism and freedom -- Charleston, South Carolina -- Las Vegas -- The Dominican Republic -- Tourist police -- Rio de Janeiro -- Summary -- References.

Contents note continued: Why analyzing tourism risks is difficult -- Crisis management -- Performing risk management -- A risk management model -- Risk management guidelines -- Alcohol and drugs and tourism risk -- Drugs, tourism, and terrorism -- The risk of food safety in tourism -- Fire and tourism safety -- Terrorism and tourism -- Tourism, terrorism, and the media -- From risk management to crisis management -- Crisis recovery -- References -- 5.Public Gathering Places -- Introduction -- CCTV cameras at the casino and beyond -- The casino security professional -- Other places where people gather -- History of meetings and conventions -- Crimes at convention centers or trade shows -- Some trade show/convention security procedures -- Hazardous materials -- Animals (pets) at trade and convention centers -- Convention/trade-show center security and safety plans -- Event security plan -- References -- 6.Aquatic Tourism: Security at Beaches, Rivers, Lakes, and on the High Seas --

Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction to Tourism Security -- The tourism phenomenon -- Tourism terminology and history -- Modern tourism definitions -- Lack of a unified vocabulary -- Tourism as a social phenomenon -- Defining tourism security -- Classical and modern travel challenges -- Concepts of leisure and leisure travel -- Tourism security is more than criminal behavior -- Criminal acts and acts of terrorism -- Professional fears of addressing crime and terrorism -- Pre and post September 11, 2001 -- Tourism safety, security, and surety in the post-9/11 world -- An overview of tourism surety: the pre-9/11 years -- The post-9/11 period -- TOPPs: the first defense against tourism crimes -- Summary -- References -- 2.The Relationship between Tourism Security and the Economy -- pt. 1 How security, or the lack of security, impacts the tourism industry's economy --