The rising rate of global crises, including pandemics, natural disasters, climate-related risks, and security threats, have increased the demand to have intelligent and resilient tourism systems. The paper relies on the secondary sources and recent literature on smart tourism in order to demonstrate how AI-based tools, such as predictive analytics, real-time monitoring systems, intelligent communication platforms, and decision-support mechanisms, can facilitate proactive risk assessment, quick response, and post-crisis recovery. Moreover, the ethical and governance aspects associated with privacy of information, openness, and responsible use of AI are addressed. The results support the idea that the strategic implementation of AI in smart tourism systems can help destinations shift toward adaptive and sustainable resilience planning as opposed to being reactive to crises. The study forms part of the emerging debate on technology-based crisis governance and provides useful information to destination managers, policymakers, and tourism researchers.