Terrorism prevention in tourism destinations: Security forces vs. civil authority perspectives

The purpose of this research was to investigate both the importance and the feasibility of practices to prevent terrorism in tourism destinations from the perspective of public authorities related to terrorism (security forces authorities) and tourism (civil authorities). A nationwide study was cond...

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Published in:Journal of destination marketing & management 2018-06, Vol.8, p.232-246
Main Authors: Kılıçlar, Arzu, Uşaklı, Ahmet, Tayfun, Ahmet
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-terrorism practices
Civil authority
Crisis/disaster management
Security forces
Terrorism
Turkey
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Summary:The purpose of this research was to investigate both the importance and the feasibility of practices to prevent terrorism in tourism destinations from the perspective of public authorities related to terrorism (security forces authorities) and tourism (civil authorities). A nationwide study was conducted in all 81 provinces of Turkey by surveying two different types of high-ranking public officials (the chiefs of police departments in the case of security forces authorities and the directors of culture and tourism authorities in the case of civil authorities). The study revealed six categories of terrorism prevention practices: (1) education, (2) cooperation, (3) industrial human resources, (4) physical, (5) policing, and (6) prediction. The results demonstrated differences and similarities in preventing terrorism between popular and emerging destinations. The study supports the argument that security forces and civilian authorities have different perspectives on terrorism prevention. Specifically, civilian authorities are more likely to be cooperation and education oriented, while security forces are more likely to be prediction and physical-measures oriented. •Investigates the importance and the feasibility of practices to prevent terrorism.•A nationwide survey was conducted with high-ranking public officials in Turkey.•Identifies six categories of terrorism prevention practices for tourism destinations.•Using importance-performance analysis, identifies the best and weak practices.•Finds significant differences between security forces and civil authorities on how to prevent terrorism.
ISSN:2212-571X
2212-5752
DOI:10.1016/j.jdmm.2017.04.006