The $476 billion that tourism generated as recently as the year 2000 speaks of its irrefutable impact on our global economy. This statistic was generated by the World Tourism Organization (WTO). The impact of terrorism on a country’s economy can be vast and have led to such economic and social ills as unemployment, deflation, and crime.

Adam Blake and M. Thea Sinclair found that “...the repercussions went beyond activities directly associated with tourism, specifically airlines, hotels and catering, and that all sectors of the economy are affected to some extent.” (Blake and Sinclair, 2002).

In Yemen, al Qaeda attacks have damaged the fragile tourism industry. The Yemen government has increased security in the form of armed police escorts for travel to certain areas. It also plans the rather bold development of a satellite system to track tourist vehicles in hopes that tourism earnings will help offset declining oil revenues (Lyon, Alistair, Feb. 25).

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