Terrorism vs Tourism

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Terrorists are increasingly targeting tourist resorts and destination cities. In today's You & Yours we report on the human impact of terror attacks and the long-term affect on the countries they target. New research commissioned by You & Yours shows to what extent passenger numbers travelling to British holiday destinations, including France, Tunisia, Turkey, and Egypt have been affected by attacks over the last two years. Olivier Jager from Forward Keys analyses the airport arrivals data. France is one of those most visited countries in the world, but after two years of attacks we analyse whether tourists are now wary of making trips to the country. We also speak to a British survivor of the Bataclan Theatre attack in Paris. The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office is the only country to advise against all but essential travel to Tunisia. We travel to the country and find out how this advice is affecting Tunisian businesses and the country's economy. The Tunisian government insists Tunisia is safe for European tourists, but we investigate why the security situation in the country is more complicated than it seems. The United Nations is advising governments to not have travel bans in place as it gives the terrorists what they want. Taleb Rifai, the UN's General Secretary for World Travel says the UK government should lift the ban on travel to Tunisia, and says the current advice could jeopardise Tunisia's new democracy and destroy its economy.