As the facts unveil, trips to Egypt have decreased by 50 % on 2011, trips with destination to Tunisia have decreased to 40% the previous year, and reservations for trips to Turkey have decreased to a third of a percent this current year.
A couple of terrorist attack incidents, geopolitical restlessness incidents and unwavering migration problems have caused a severe decrease in North Africa and its neighboring eastern countries' tourism industries as revealed by the figures unveiled, as reported by The Guardian.
The data released from the Office for National Statistics available on Friday have proven that British citizens who have frequently travelled to Egypt, Tunisia, and Turkey have decreased dramatically. These figures have confirmed by the World Travel and Tourism Council. The figures have shown that tourism in Egypt, Tunisia and Turkey has dramatically decreased since many tourists have allegedly been avoiding these parts of the world.
For instance, the recent incident of the downing of the Egypt Air commercial flight with 66 people in the aircraft has been allegedly claimed to be caused by an Islamic state terror related incident. The Egypt Air fatal incident occurred months right after the crash of the Russian plane in Sinai.
Data has shown that tourists have spent 4% fewer times in Egypt the previous year, if would be compared with the year before that. This data was released by the World Travel and Tourism Council. The WTTC, though, predicts that additional 4% of drop in tourism to Egypt should be expected in the fall season of 2016.
Louise Hodges, a spokeswoman for the travel agency, Travel Zoo, further explained the situation as to the reason British nationals have been avoiding trips to Egypt, Tunisia and Turkey, as reported in Express.co.uk. She said:
"Our latest travel trends research echoes what our partners in the travel industry have been telling us: although many Britons are still planning to get away this summer, they are now opting for what they perceive to be safe travel destinations."
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