Risk & Crisis Management in Tourism Sector:
Recovery from Crisis
in the OIC Member Countries
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Table 3.2: Societal/Political Crises affecting Tourism in the OIC Countries
Country Event
Afghanistan Political/societal developments
Azerbaijan Occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh by Armenia.
Bangladesh Political developments
Burkina Faso Political developments
Egypt Terrorist attacks, developments from 2010
Gambia Political developments
Indonesia Terrorist attacks
Iran Political developments
Iraq War and Political developments
Ivory Coast Terrorist attacks and Political developments
Jordan Terrorist attacks
Lebanon War, Political developments and Terrorist attacks
Libya War and Political developments
Malaysia Terrorist attacks and Political developments
Mali Terrorist attacks and Political developments
Nigeria Terrorist attacks and Political developments
Pakistan Terrorist attacks and Political developments
Senegal Terrorist attacks and Political developments
Sierra Leone Political developments
Syria War and Political developments
Tunisia Terrorist attacks and Political developments
Turkey Terrorist attacks
Uganda Terrorist attacks and Political developments
Sources: BBC News World Country Profiles; UK Foreign Office Travel Advisories; Wikipedia; various academic papers
(as per list of references).
Table 3.3: Health-Related Crises affecting Tourism in the OIC Countries
Country Event
Gambia Ebola (2013-16); no deaths but affected by proximity.
Guinea Ebola (2013-16; at least 2955 deaths from the disease.
Ivory Coast Ebola (2013-16); no deaths but affected by proximity.
Malaysia SARS epidemic (2003), Avian influenza (2003/4), H1N1 flu virus (2009).
Senegal Ebola (2013-16); 1 death but affected by proximity.
Sierra Leone Ebola outbreak (2013-16) causes 14,122 deaths.
Sources: BBC News World Country Profiles; UK Foreign Office Travel Advisories; Wikipedia; various academic papers
(as per list of references).
Table 3.4: Technological Crises affecting Tourism in the OIC Countries
Country Event
Malaysia Airlines incidents
Egypt Crash of an Air flight
Sources: BBC News World Country Profiles; UK Foreign Office Travel Advisories; Wikipedia; various academic papers
(as per list of references).