TOURISM IN TUNISIA
Expect major changes to tourist programmes serving Tunisia in Summer 2015 and beyond. Today's terrorist attacks at the Bardo Museum in Tunis which have seen 19 people (including 17 tourists) murdered and many more injured represent a major blow to Tunisia's tourist industry. Obviously, the implications for those families directly affected must always be our paramount concern, but for the purposes of PPRuNe discussion the consequences for airlines and tour operators serving the country must be considered.
One supposes that holidaymakers will now be much less inclined to select Tunisia for their summer vacation this year. And Foreign Office advice, insurance implications will require review. We will have to see over the coming weeks whether tour programmes planned for Tunisia are switched to alternative destinations or reduced in size.
A very sad day for those whose livelihoods depend on the tourist industry in Tunisia. We tourists can just alter our plans and travel elsewhere. Our airlines can redeploy capacity to other markets. But locals relying on the tourist industry face ruin.
Most of all, our thoughts must be with all the innocent people murdered today and with their families. As for the perpetrators of the carnage, I hope that the afterlife brings them more lusty virgins than they ever dreamed of. As long as the virgins in question are cockroaches. They deserve nothing better.