Setting priorities for public–private collaborations in tourism disaster management planning

Abstract

ABSTRACTThis study aims to explore the relationships between public and private sectors in tourism disaster management and assess the criteria for the realisation of public and private collaborations in tourism disaster management in terms of their priorities. This research, conducted in two regions in Indonesia, employed in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and an Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) survey participated by representatives of relevant government agencies and tourism industry associations. Findings show that each stakeholder plays bigger roles compared to others in the different phase of tourism disaster management. The study also identifies six possible criteria for public–private collaborations in tourism disaster management, namely the formation of special organisation for crisis management, certification for disaster preparedness, the availability of guidelines for disaster management, regulation for critical facilities in disaster management, tourism planning considering disaster risk awareness and tourism industry associations’ enhanced role in improving disaster risk awareness. Through AHP surveys involving experts, it is found that there is a different level of disaster preparedness between regions and different priorities chosen by their stakeholders. Higher level of disaster preparedness and a more practical implementation of disaster management in Bali is likely due to the influence of international market demand.

Keywords

• Tourism
• public private collaboration
• disaster
• management planning
• AHP