Tourism, Safety and COVID-19

Salvatore Monaco is Postdoctoral Researcher in Sociology at the Faculty of Education, Free University of Bozen–Bolzano (Italy), where he teaches "Gender, Identities and Spaces". He obtained his PhD degree in Social Sciences and Statistics from the Department of Social Sciences, University of Naples Federico II (Italy). He is researcher at Osservatorio LGBT and OUT (Osservatorio Universitario sul Turismo), University of Naples Federico II. His research interests concern social exclusion, tourism, urban contexts, technologies and new media, with particular attention to issues related to identities, genders, sexual orientations and generations.

• Introduction: Tourism and COVID-19: Among Desire to Travel, New Fears and OpportunitiesChapter 1: Tourism, Security and Crisis ManagementIntroduction 1. Tourism does not go on vacation2. Tourism and Health3. Tourism Management Plans during times of COVID-19 emergencyConclusions BibliographyChapter 2: Innovation in Post-COVID Tourism: From Big Data to Artificial Intelligence and Tourism ReboundIntroduction1. It all started in China...2. Taiwan does not stand by3. The uniqueness of Japan4. The young South Korea5. What changes occurred from East to West?Conclusions BibliographyChapter 3: How to Choose Safe Destinations: From ‘communitycation’ to New Digital Analysis ToolsIntroduction1. Beyond the official sources: the tourist communitycation2. Updated maps and websites3. Other services approaching the new normality4. The Algorithm of Decision Support for travelersConclusions BibliographyChapter 4: A System in Crisis: Means of Transport in Search of Solutions and New Functions to withstand the PandemicIntroduction1. Air transport2. Rail transport3. Sea transportConclusions BibliographyChapter 5: Being a Tourist without Moving: Stationary Tourism as an Alternative Strategy for TravelingIntroduction1. Tourist complexity redesigned by new technologies2. Some global initiatives3. Not just museums…4. Tourism experiences through games5. The main solutions for holding large-scale eventsConclusions BibliographyConclusion: A Look to the Future

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