Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sinking houseboats and swaying home stays: community resilience and local impacts of COVID-19 in managing tourism crisis in Kerala Subject The topic of the resource Business continuity plan; Community resilience; Crisis management; Destination management theory; Disaster management Description An account of the resource Purpose: The tourism sector of the state of Kerala in India is highly vulnerable and has been extensively impacted by the global pandemic disaster. This paper aims to analyze the impact of COVID-19 (Corona virus pandemic) on houseboat operators and homestay managers. Design/methodology/approach: This paper indicates a multi-stakeholder assessment method to examine various pandemic disaster facets through a structured discussion with different destination stakeholders. This study examines qualitative data collected through semi-structured interviews from homestay owners, houseboat operators and government designators in Kerala. This study proposes a conceptual community resilience competency framework that could facilitate speedy crisis management responses. In this study, the sample comprises of nine respondents who play a pivotal role in the travel business, comprising the public sector, private sector, NGO's and community leaders. Findings: The qualitative findings identify Indias and the state of Kerala's roles in handling crisis management scenarios over internal strategies and strategy formulation. The results indicate that the supplementary industry practitioners explore tactical and strategic management initiatives to sustain their businesses. The dynamics of stakeholder engagement adopted by the state is given prominence. Originality/value: This study suggests mechanisms to re-establish the brand image and the possible strategies and suggestions that could help in the survival of the Kerala tourism industry in the post-disaster period. The new normal has been substantiated in the study by incorporating strategies and precautionary methods adopted by the homestay and houseboat operators so as to address the guests' safety concerns. 2021, International Tourism Studies Association. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Varghese B.; Chennattuserry J.C.; Kureethara J.V. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived International Journal of Tourism Cities, Vol-8, No. 4, pp. 805-819. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Emerald Publishing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1108/IJTC-01-2021-0004" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1108/IJTC-01-2021-0004</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85128030172&amp;doi=10.1108%2FIJTC-01-2021-0004&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=e5bdc0ffa18ad4bf89967322a394ebb6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85128030172&amp;doi=10.1108%2fIJTC-01-2021-0004&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=e5bdc0ffa18ad4bf89967322a394ebb6</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 20565607 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Varghese B., Department of Tourism Studies, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Chennattuserry J.C., Department of International Studies, Political Science and History, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Kureethara J.V., Department of Mathematics, Christ University, Bangalore, India