Hotel Resilient Strengthening the Resilience of the Tourism Sector - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Hotel Resilient

Strengthening the Resilience of the Tourism Sector

With support from the German Government through

Why Tourism Matters

Source: UNWTO Tourism Highlights 2014

Trends and Forecast

Source: UNWTO Tourism Highlights 2014

Tourism and Disasters

• Economic losses from disasters are now reaching an average of

US$250 - US$300 billion each year

• Partnerships with the private sector, which is responsible for 70% to

85% of all investments worldwide, and small and medium-sized enterprises are important

• Many popular tourism destinations are highly exposed to natural

hazards

• Tourism development can create new risk but also presents great
• pportunities for risk management solutions

Hurricane, Tsunami, Storm Surge and Earthquake Risk in Indonesia

Source: UNWTO Tourism Highlights 2014 Source: OCHA 2011

Seismic, Volcanic and Tropical Storm Risk in The Philippines Ground Shaking Hazard Map Bohol, The Philippines

Source: OCHA 2007 Source: Provincial Government of Bohol 2014

Typhoon Haiyan - Houses Damaged in The Philippines International Tourist Arrivals Decline (%) between 2004-05

Source: OCHA 2013 Source: PATA

Hazardous Leisure

• Tourism is one of the mos
• st

t se severely ly exp xposed se sectors (GAR 2013)  location of many destinations in hazard prone areas  unfamiliarity of tourist with environment and hazards  hotel industry is often unable to address and manage natural hazards  emphasis on disaster response rather than reducing risks

Hazardous Leisure

• 40,00
• 35,00
• 30,00
• 25,00
• 20,00
• 15,00
• 10,00
• 5,00

0,00

Bali Maldives Sri Lanka Thailand

INTERNATIONAL TOURIST ARRIVALS DECLINE (%) Annual Change 2005/2004

Hotel Resilient

Obje bjectiv ive: To improve disaster risk management and strengthen resilience in the tourism industry. Appr pproach: Strong partnerships with the pub publi lic and and priv private se sector in the field of tourism and disaster risk management. Develop instruments to red educe bus busin iness ris risk an and the the ris risk of

• f tour
• uris

ists, work

• rkers, an

and surr surroundin ing com

• mmunit

itie ies to

• na

natural an and tec echnologic ical ha hazards. Tailored components for lar arger hot hotels an and SMEs Es according to their requirements and capacities.

Hotel Resilient

Curr urrent t Foc

• cus Cou
• untr

trie ies: Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Philippines and Thailand Out utcomes:

Indonesia The Philippines Myanmar Thailand Maldives

• Market Study ‚Developing strategies to strengthen the

resilience of hotels to disasters’

• Raising awareness and promoting the Hotel Resilient

Initiative (Tourism / DRM Events and Conferences)

• Develop risk management standards and pilot in up to

three selected destinations

Market Study - Methodology

• Semi-structured interviews with 17 representatives of government

agencies, hotel industry, hotel and tourism associations, tour

• perators, and insurance companies in Indonesia, the Maldives, the

Philippines, and Thailand.

• Key areas included:

 Hotel risk management strategies  Benefits and barriers to adoption of standards  Marketability of risk management  Needs of the tourism sector

Market Study - Findings

Hot

• tel

l Ris Risk Man anagement Str trategie ies  Independent hotels rely on their experience to develop risk management strategies  Chain hotels tend to have standards and audited systems in risk management  There are some legislated requirements for risk management in hotels Ben enefit its an and Barr arrie iers to

• Ado

doptio ion of

• f Stan

andards  The development of standards for disaster resilience is supported by many in the industry for consistency and to guide best practice  Barriers: cost, time, capacity, structures

Market Study - Findings

Mark arketabil ility of

• f Ris

Risk Man anagement  Insurers do reduce premiums due to effective risk management practices  Tour operators / travel agencies and those booking conferences or corporate retreats request information on risk assessments and management  Disaster risks are not a significant factor in tourism destination and hotel selection, but awareness of the risks is growing Nee eeds of

• f the

the Tour

• uris

ism Sec ector  Information sharing and partnerships are important  Diverse needs in destinations (standards, trainings, certification, …)

Market Study - Recommendations

1.

Develop international recognised standards

2.

Work with hotel industry leaders

3.

Reflect relevant legislation

4.

Promote both legislative and market forces

5.

Focus on business to business marketing of the Initiative

6.

Engage global insurers and industry associations

7.

Create local partnerships among stakeholders

8.

Consider the needs of the industry

9.

Consider certification in phase two of the Initiative

Thank you very much for your attention!

For fu further in information ple lease contact:

Ha Hanna Maie ier (GIDRM/G /GIZ) E-mail: hanna.maier@giz.de Bri Brigitte Leo Leoni (UNISDR) E-mail: leonib@un.org Paul l Prua ruangkarn (PATA) E-mail: paul@pata.org

With support from the German Government through