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Introduction
This special issue aims to make an original contribution by providing insights into navigating geopolitical challenges and shaping the future of international events and tourism events festivals in volatile regions worldwide. As political situations evolve rapidly yet unpredictably across the globe, this special issue will enhance the understanding of resilient strategies and creative solutions developed by regional destination marketing organizations, convention centers, and event organizers in various cultural and political contexts. The special issue will add a much-needed perspective on managing events amid real-world political complexities and uncertainties by presenting case studies of successfully delivered events and conceptual frameworks tailored for different volatile regions. It will also reveal crisis management best practices, community partnership models, and risk mitigation lessons that can inspire event professionals worldwide seeking to strengthen regional cooperation and exchanges through significant cultural and sports events despite geopolitical tensions.
List of Topic Areas
- Security and risk planning for major tourism events/conferences in high-risk destinations.
- Leveraging emerging technologies for event security in geopolitical tension destinations.
- Harnessing virtual and augmented reality for resilient event programming.
- Leveraging tourism partnerships to strengthen community tourism industry resilience for hosting events.
- Tourism marketing challenges of high-profile cultural festivals in politically contested regions.
- Innovative cross-border tourism collaborations for events promoting regional destinations.
- Regulations and protocols for ensuring safety of international tourist participants/visitors amid unrest.
- Targeting global tourism markets and circumventing geopolitical barriers through virtual events.
- Assessing event tourism economic impacts in contexts with restrictions affecting visitor flows.
- Capacity building of local tourism suppliers disrupted by geopolitical tensions impacting skills/resources.
- Grassroots festivals and community events as tools for tourism recovery in politically fragmented areas.
- Destination branding and restored visitor confidence through post-conflict commemorative events.
Guest Editors
Dr. Mahmoud Ibraheam Saleh, Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, Helwan University, Egypt. [email protected]
Prof. Konstantinos Andriotis, Professor in Tourism, Middlesex University London, Department of Marketing, Enterprise and Tourism, London, United Kingdom. [email protected]
Submissions Information
Submissions are made using ScholarOne Manuscripts. Author guidelines must be strictly followed.
Authors should select (from the drop-down menu) the special issue title at the appropriate step in the submission process, i.e. in response to “Please select the issue you are submitting to”. Submitted articles must not have been previously published, nor should they be under consideration for publication anywhere else, while under review for this journal.
Key Deadlines
Opening date for manuscripts submissions: 30th September 2025
Closing date for manuscripts submission: 1st October 2026
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