The tourism industry is highly vulnerable to crises be these man made or nature made, be these crises of a political, health or natural variety. Almost since the start of modern tourism, tourism professionals have had to take into account that the media devotes a great deal of time and space to disasters, especially if these disasters result in the loss of life, cause suffering, and produce some form of economic damage. During the period of time when the media focus in on the crisis, media cov
