There are plans on implementing safety ratings on tourists destinations--the idea arose from the most recent incident in Tunisia.
The planned safety kitemarks proposed by tourism executives will be intended to frequently visited regions. The ratings would be given to resorts in hotspots with proven security measures in their respective places. This way, travelers, as well as holidaymakers would know if they are not being exposed to unnecessary danger.
The kitemarks would include prevention measures. Staff will also be required to undergo training so that they would be equipped to respond to any attack launched. Furthermore, holiday companies would be also obliged to make it more clear when a destination is a potential target.
One of the victims in the Tunisia terror attack, Tony Callaghan, is most receptive about the proposed safety rating on tourists destinations. He was at a resort in Sousse when the attack happened where he was shot. 30 more Britons were killed in the terror attack. The lawyer of some of the families of these victims said will sue the travel firm TUI, says Express.
The kitemark ratings proposal proceeds a coroner ruling that came out in the previous week. The ruling acknowledged that 38 people were unlawfully killed in Sousse by Islamic State gunman Seifeddine Rezgui.
The Tunisia terror attack happened in June 2015. The horrible incident took the lives of 38 when a gunman opened fire on tourists who are staying in the popular resort of Port El Kantaoui, just north of Sousse in Tunisia.
Among those killed, were 30 British tourists staying at the Hotel Rui Imperial Marhaba. There were also three tourists killed which were from Ireland. Aside from those, other victims include two Germans, one Russian, a Portuguese woman, and a Belgian. BBC reported that the so-called Islamic State (IS) claimed it was behind the attack by Tunisian student Seifeddine Rezgui.
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