“Fear Is Not Going to Stop Me”
Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 08.02.05 | 11:35 AM ET
Terrorist attacks don’t always deter travelers these days the way they once did, according to an interesting story in USA Today. “It was once widely held that terrorism devastated tourism,” the paper reports. “But as travelers grow accustomed to a new era in which suicide bombers can strike anywhere, tourists are proving increasingly resilient. Tourist-driven economies, once leveled for months or even years after tragedies, are bouncing back much more quickly than in the past.”
The July 23 bombings in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, which killed at least 64 people, were the deadliest terrorist attack in Egypt’s history. Nevertheless, the paper reports, “Beaches in Sharm are still packed with tourists, and hotels are reporting 60% occupancy.” The paper quotes a British doctor on vacation there with his family when the bombings occurred. “Fear is not going to stop me,” he said.
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Jim Benning is the editor and co-founder of World Hum.
