Hotel Industry’s Reactions to the Crimea Crisis

Authors

  • Craig Webster Ball State University and Monarch Business School
  • Stanislav Ivanov Varna University of Management
  • Margarita Gavrilina Varna University of Management
  • Kateryna Idzhylova Varna University of Management
  • Liliia Sypchenko Varna University of Management

Keywords:

political instability, crisis, crisis management, Crimea, Ukraine, Russia, hotel industry

Abstract

Crimea was integrated into the Russian Federation in 2014. The annexation of Crimea was not simply a political event but also an economic event, as there were severe economic implications from the political situation. The political situation resulted in major changes for most businesses operating in Crimea, Ukraine, and Russia. To learn about how the tourism businesses reacted to the political shocks of the crisis, a survey of managers in the hotel and tourism industries was carried out in Crimea, Ukraine, and Russia. The results of the surveys illustrate a great deal about the ways that different types of businesses react to the political shock to their business environment, illustrating how the changes enabled entrepreneurs to react in ways to the new challenges and illustrating how different segments of the industries reacted differently to the political/economic changes.

Author Biographies

Craig Webster, Ball State University and Monarch Business School

Craig Webster is an Assistant Professor of Event Management at Ball State University, USA and is also affiliated with Monarch Business School Switzerland. He received an MA and Ph.D. in Political Science from Binghamton University in New York State and an MBA Intercollege, Cyprus. His research interests include the political economy of tourism, public opinion analysis, human rights, and comparative foreign policy. Dr. Webster is the Editor-in-Chief of Tourism Today and a Co-Editor of the Cyprus Review.

Stanislav Ivanov, Varna University of Management

Stanislav Ivanov is a Professor in Tourism Economics and Vice Rector (Research) in Varna University of Management, Bulgaria (http://www.vum.bg). He is the Editor-in-chief of the European Journal of Tourism Research (http://ejtr.vumk.eu) and serves on the editorial boards of over 30 other journals. His research interests include robots, artificial intelligence and service automation, destination marketing, tourism and economic growth, political issues in tourism, special interest tourism.

Margarita Gavrilina, Varna University of Management

Margarita Gavrilina graduated the BA (Hons) International Hospitality Management programme of Varna University of Management and Cardiff Metropolitan University in July 2015. Her dissertation explored the impacts of political instability in Ukraine on its hotel industry. She has also participated in several research projects during international student exchanges in Finland and Lithuania, such as “Conference Tourism as a Remedy for a Low-season Tourism Market” and “Gastronomic Heritage Tourism – Entrepreneurship and Innovative Marketing”.

Kateryna Idzhylova, Varna University of Management

Kateryna Idzhylova graduated the BA (Hons) International Hospitality Management programme of Varna University of Management and Cardiff Metropolitan University in July 2015. During her studies she had work placements in the “Grifid” hotel chain, International Casino and Tower Suites, and “Dream Home” real estate agency. She currently works in the hospitality industry in Bulgaria.

Liliia Sypchenko, Varna University of Management

Liliia Sypchenko graduated the BA (Hons) International Hospitality Management programme of Varna University of Management and Cardiff Metropolitan University in July 2015 with a First class degree. During her studies she participated in Erasmus intensive programmes in Lithuania and Finland, and had work placements in Madrid and Mallorca.

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Published

2017-12-15

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Webster, C., Ivanov, S., Gavrilina, M., Idzhylova, K. and Sypchenko, L. (2017) “Hotel Industry’s Reactions to the Crimea Crisis”, e-Review of Tourism Research, 14(1/2). Available at: https://ertr-ojs-tamu.tdl.org/ertr/article/view/103 (Accessed: 25 April 2024).

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Vol. 14 No. 1/2 (2017)

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