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There are many factors which affect tourism globally; this chapter aims to discuss the impact natural disasters can have on the tourism industry, looking in particular at certain events such as the eruption of the Soufrière Hills volcano in Montserrat, the unexpected Chaitén volcano eruption in Chile in 2008, the December 2009 eruption of Mayon volcano in the Philippines and last but not least the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull in 2010.
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Gaudru, H. (2014). Volcano Tourism: The Effect of Eruptions and Disasters. In: Erfurt-Cooper, P. (eds) Volcanic Tourist Destinations. Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16191-9_26
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