This paper addresses the issue of the resilience of the Tunisian tourism sector in order to analyze the reactivity of the sector to the biggest events that have affected it. This retrospective analysis provides answers to questions about the country’s behavior in the face of challenges threatening its tourism sector, the potential mobilized to address it and the limits of the resilience of a tourist destination.This paper addresses the issue of the resilience of the Tunisian tourism sector by analyzing its responsiveness to the biggest events that have impacted it. This retrospective analysis highlights the country’s behavior in the face of the challenges threatening its tourism sector, the potential mobilized to cope with it and the limits of the resilience of a tourist destination. By distinguishing the origin of crises (internal or external), we show that crises related to internal factors are more difficult to overcome. To solve the difficulties of the destination Tunisia, it appears necessary to work on the change of the classic touristic image of the country.

This paper addresses the issue of the resilience of the Tunisian tourism sector in order to analyze the reactivity of the sector to the biggest events that have affected it. This retrospective analysis provides answers to questions about the country’s behavior in the face of challenges threatening its tourism sector, the potential mobilized to address it and the limits of the resilience of a tourist destination.This paper addresses the issue of the resilience of the Tunisian tourism sector by analyzing its responsiveness to the biggest events that have impacted it. This retrospective analysis highlights the country’s behavior in the face of the challenges threatening its tourism sector, the potential mobilized to cope with it and the limits of the resilience of a tourist destination. By distinguishing the origin of crises (internal or external), we show that crises related to internal factors are more difficult to overcome. To solve the difficulties of the destination Tunisia, it appears necessary to work on the change of the classic touristic image of the country.