What recovery? A commentary in response to Bongkosh Ngamsom Rittichainuwat's "tsunami recovery: A case study of Thailand's tourism"

Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 411-414

  Kivela, Jaksa ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Corporate responsibility; Guest safety; Natural disaster; Southeast Asia; Tsunami; Warning systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750075010     PISSN: 00108804     EISSN: 15523853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010880406292804     Document Type: Note

References (5)

1. B. N. Rittichainuwat. "Tsunami Recovery: A Case Study of Thailand's Tourism." Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, 47, no. 4 (2006): 390-404.
2. Thai Press Reports, "Thailand Executive Says Hotels in Tsunami-Hit Area Still Unprepared for Another Disaster," Global News Wire-Asia Africa Intelligence Wire, January 5, 2006.
3. Smith Dharmasaroja was the first Thai scientist who made the prediction in 1998 that southern Thailand was under threat of a tsunami. He was criticized at the time by the Thai government and tourism industry for unnecessarily scaring off tourists.
4. The United States's first offer of financial assistance ($15 million) was equal to about $1 for each of those affected.
5. Author's calculations based on UN data and donor country reports.