Effect of Terrorism on the Tourist Industry

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

My thanks go out to all who have helped me complete this study and with whom this project may have not been possible. In particular, my gratitude goes out to friends, facilitator and family for extensive and helpful comments on early drafts. I am also deeply indebted to the authors who have shared my interest and preceded me. Their works provided me with a host of information to learn from and build upon, also served as examples to emulate.

DECLARATION

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ABSTRACT

To understand this complex and possibly inverse relationship, it is important to study terrorism and tourisms as two separate objects, and them as interrelated. The study further takes into consideration the feedback from travellers and their perception on tourism in relations to terrorism. Tourism is an umbrella term for travelling, the travel industry and the hospitality industry and in use since the 1980s. According to the World Tourism Organization the industry is one of the world's largest industries achieving revenues of about 623 billion U.S. dollars, in 2004. Terrorism is a form of political struggle which consists of a sequence of actions sensational, violent and premeditated as bombings, murders, massacres, kidnappings, sabotage, against entities such as state institutions, governments, politicians or public officials, political groups, ethnic or religious. The US, and UK still remain a clear choice to visit for visitors despite the terrorist attack. This is because of the security measure taken by them. On the other hand, countries with little or no security measures were the last preferable places the tourists were willing to go. To conclude, we fail to reject any of the hypotheses. Tourist and traveller experiences are largely confined to the space of the tourist gaze, as the boundaries of the gaze are so ingrained in the traveller's or tourist's way of thinking that it is inconceivable for many to step outside of the set image. For others who would like to remove themselves entirely from the traditional tourist gaze, and thus the gringo trail, very little information concerning issues such as health and safety, for example, is readily available.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII

DECLARATIONIII

ABSTRACTIV

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Tourism1

Development of tourism2

Terrorism3

Evolution of Terrorism4

Terrorism in the 21st century6

Research Question7

Research Objectives7

Hypothesis8

Scope of Research8

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW9

Significance of Tourism11

Tourism as an Economic Activity12

Consideration in respect to terrorism13

Tourism in the Developing World13

Developmental Perspective14

Effect of tourism16

Instruments used by terrorism17

Psychological influence18

Theory of Economic Growth19

Conflict Perspective20

Adaption of World tourism to the terrorist threat20

Consequences of terrorism on tourism20

Permanently affected destinations?21

Regain customers21

World Tourism Organization (WTO) and the affected countries22

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY23

Systematic Review23

Significance of the Study24

Qualitative Research24

Qualitative vs. Quantitative Methods24

Qualitative Assessment25

Strengths and Weaknesses of the Research Design26

Reliability and Validity27

CHAPTER 4: RESULT AND DISCUSSION28

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