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Security and safety of tourists as a factor for sustainable tourism, based on the example of Bulgarian black sea resorts

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  • Georgieva, Daniela
  • Bankova, Diyana

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Different types of crimes are factors negatively affecting tourism worldwide. However, managers and even tourists themselves are refraining from submitting crime reports and whistleblows. The main goal of the study is to analyze the attitude of the hotels’ managers on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, regarding the submission of whistleblows to the competent authorities. In particular, managers of hotels in Albena, Golden Sands, Dunes, St. Constantine and Helena, and Sunny Beach are studied. The main research hypothesis is that hotel managers should ensure the safety of guests by reducing gaps in the control environment, preventing financial frauds, helping for environmental protection, and supporting the process of reporting crimes and suspicious behavior in the hotels. However, the current management policy relies mainly on the installed security devices and the Security Department staff. This results in applying no specific internal rules, procedures, and training for non-security department employees, regarding crime identification and timely reporting. The adopted research methods are based on the logical, deductive, and comparative methods, as well as on the methods of analysis and synthesis. For the empirical study, the method of in-depth interviews is used. The results of the study support the literature by presenting more in-depth data regarding the used security devices and assets by Bulgarian Black Sea resort hotels. Also, more data on the attitude of hotel managers on the safety and security of tourists and the submission of whistleblows, as a factor for sustainable development of tourism on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, is presented

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  • Georgieva, Daniela & Bankova, Diyana, 2021. "Security and safety of tourists as a factor for sustainable tourism, based on the example of Bulgarian black sea resorts," MPRA Paper 110345, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2021.
  • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:110345
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    1. Георгиева, Даниела, 2021. "Изследване На Мнението На Туристи В К.К. Албена Относно Използването На Мебели С Тайни Отделения В Хотелските Стаи, Като Алтрнативна Форма На Защита На Вещите И Ценностите Им [A survey regarding th," MPRA Paper 111000, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2021.
    2. Georgieva, Daniela, 2021. "A study of hotels' managers and tourists’ attitudes regarding the use of furniture with hidden compartments by hotels in Bulgarian black sea and mountain resorts," MPRA Paper 108374, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised May 2021.

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    Keywords

    hotels’ security devices; crime reports; whistleblow; national safety; audit;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • K14 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Criminal Law
    • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
    • M42 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Auditing

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