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Terrorism as security challenge in tourism development

Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to analyse the consequences faced by tourism industry as a result of terrorist activities. Terrorism can be viewed as use or threat to use violence to obtain political objective through the intimidation. Tourists become specific target of terrorist activity due to symbolic and economic value which arises from tourism. The main focus is at security obstacle as a crucial factor of tourists` choice of desired destination. Design/Methodology/Approach – Research employed descriptive statistics, notably comparative method and correlation analysis, to estimate relationship between terrorism and tourism for selected Mediterranean countries (Spain, France, Croatia and Turkey). Yearly (1995–2016) and monthly data (2011M01 to 2016M12) was used from UNWTO, Eurostat and Global Terrorism database. Findings – Based on conducted research, results showed a presence of small positive correlation between international tourism arrivals and total terrorism casualties for Spain and moderate negative for Turkey. Data for France and Croatia did not show any statistically significant correlation. Statistically significant negative small correlation between international tourism arrivals and terrorism incidents was determined only for Turkey. Originality of the research – Obtained results contribute to a better understanding of linkages between terrorism and tourism as this is an important research topic, especially for such important tourist destinations.

security ; terrorism ; tourist arrivals ; tourist destination ; Mediterranean countries

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