Abstract
In the last two years, some Mediterranean regions have obtained significant benefits from the contraction of large tourist investments marking contrasting trends, as in the case of Sardinia and other Italian and Spanish sub-regions (conceivably due to their perception as safer locations). In global tourism, security and safety have become complex issues with a wide range of components including consumer protection, legal protection of tourists, environmental security, disaster protection, data safety, personal safety in communication, quality assurance of services. The vulnerability of tourism to external negative events, such as tourism terrorism, has defined the increasing importance of tourism safety and security management in a global approach as an integral part of the tourism industry’s operations.
Highlights
Since the early 80s, globalization has profoundly changed tourism, which has become the single largest area of activity worldwide
The mobility of travellers and tourists has grown quickly over the years, on the one hand polarizing huge flows of mass tourism in Europe, on the other, marking the rapid growth of new destinations in Asia and the Pacific. These new resorts have led to a significant decline in the traditional mass market share (Brondoni, 2016; Dwyer et al, 2008)
These factors have caused the stagnation of the traditional mass market in the Mediterranean and tend to be counteracted by the management and policies of global
Summary
Since the early 80s, globalization has profoundly changed tourism, which has become the single largest area of activity worldwide. The tourist area will acquire a premium image, generating economic results for durable tourism, while the sites and destinations will gain the attention of travellers (Brondoni, 2016; Bellini, 2004)
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