TY - JOUR
T1 - Swimming in the Tropics
T2 - Navigating the Dangers of Marine Life
AU - Glover, Petra
AU - Prideaux, Bruce
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Swimming is a popular holiday activity in tropical tourism destinations but is not risk free. Aside from the obvious risks of drowning, tropical waters harbour a number of marine animals that have the potential to injure or even kill unwary swimmers. Sharks, marine jellyfish and crocodiles may pose threats. From a destination perspective, strategies need to be implemented that firstly reduce the risk of injury and secondly care for swimmers who are injured. This paper first reports on the results of a survey of swimmers that examines a range of swimming-related behaviours then proposes an action pathway model that may be implemented by destinations to reduce risk for swimmers.
AB - Swimming is a popular holiday activity in tropical tourism destinations but is not risk free. Aside from the obvious risks of drowning, tropical waters harbour a number of marine animals that have the potential to injure or even kill unwary swimmers. Sharks, marine jellyfish and crocodiles may pose threats. From a destination perspective, strategies need to be implemented that firstly reduce the risk of injury and secondly care for swimmers who are injured. This paper first reports on the results of a survey of swimmers that examines a range of swimming-related behaviours then proposes an action pathway model that may be implemented by destinations to reduce risk for swimmers.
U2 - 10.1108/S1745-354220150000011004
DO - 10.1108/S1745-354220150000011004
M3 - Article
SN - 1745-3542
VL - 11
SP - 41
EP - 65
JO - Advances in Hospitality and Leisure
JF - Advances in Hospitality and Leisure
ER -