CHAPTER 10: THE DEVASTATING EFFECT OF THE SARS PANDEMIC ON THE TOURIST INDUSTRY – CATHERINE FEENEY
‘Looking at underlying drivers of disruption. . . concern over a future pandemic is consistently affirmed across sectors and geographies.’ – (Bird, 2013).
Recent Business Continuity Institute surveys have demonstrated that pandemic is a threat taken very seriously across all sectors. The UK Government considers pandemic a ‘Tier 1’ threat to the country’s economy and security, alongside terrorism, war and cyber threats. With the position of global watchdog against health threats, the World Health Organisation (WHO) advises us that we can expect more pandemics in the future. Unfortunately, the WHO is unable to tell us when they might strike, what ...
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