https://www.journalsajsse.com/index.php/SAJSSE <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics</strong>&nbsp;<strong>(ISSN: 2581-821X)</strong> aims to publish high-quality papers (<a href="/index.php/SAJSSE/general-guideline-for-authors">Click here for Types of paper</a>) in all areas of ‘Economics and Social Studies’. By not excluding papers based on novelty, this journal facilitates the research and wishes to publish papers as long as they are technically correct and scientifically motivated. The journal also encourages the submission of useful reports of negative results. This is a quality controlled, OPEN peer-reviewed, open-access INTERNATIONAL journal.</p> South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics en-US South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics 2581-821X https://www.journalsajsse.com/index.php/SAJSSE/article/view/1379 <p>Public health concerns involving respiratory infectious diseases can disrupt tourism operations, destination management, local economies, and community well-being. This study explored sustainable co-management strategies through which tourism businesses and government authorities can strengthen tourist and community health and safety in relation to human metapneumovirus (HMPV)-related respiratory health concerns. An exploratory qualitative design was employed, using semi-structured interviews with 20 purposively selected participants representing tourism businesses, government, public health, academia, and related stakeholder groups. Data were collected through face-to-face and online interviews in January and March 2026 and analysed thematically with support from NVivo. The analysis identified four interrelated themes: shared responsibility for tourist and host safety, compliance with health and safety guidelines, multi-stakeholder collaboration, and tourism resilience through sustainable co-management. Participants emphasised the importance of clear institutional roles, routine health and safety practices, timely communication, coordinated decision-making, preparedness, community participation, and collaboration between public and private stakeholders. The findings indicate that integrating health and safety considerations into routine tourism management may support preparedness and resilience while protecting visitors and host communities. However, the findings represent context-specific stakeholder perspectives rather than statistically generalisable evidence. The study provides a qualitative basis for further research on collaborative tourism governance, health-risk preparedness, and sustainable co-management in response to respiratory infectious-disease concerns.</p> Chhanda Biswas Akash Das Manika Devi Tanchangya Copyright (c) 2026 Author(s). The licensee is the journal publisher. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. 2026-09-09 2026-09-09 23 9 1 16 10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i91379