Book Reviews Tourism and the Muslim World.

The post 9/11 effects were manifold, many economies and industries not only suffered serious losses but also stagnated for years. It is safe to think that tourism and hospitality experienced a decline in the international demand and the volume of air passengers. For months, New York was portrayed as an unsafe destination by the media. Former president George Bush claimed that traveling inside the country was a way of overcoming the fear of terrorism. Recently, the idea that terrorism affects directly tourism in the long term has been questioned. After a terrorist attack takes place, as in the case of Bali and Egypt, the international demand is diverted towards other destinations. To what extent the Middle East is affected by this is the main thesis in Tourism and Muslim World., which contains 21 chapters that address a wide range of complex issues. Not all can be reviewed here, but some are worth particular mention. Boris Vukonic (chapter 3) painstakingly explores the importance of tourism in Middle East, considering previous studies that have focussed on the troublesome encounters between international tourists and locals. The Muslim World has suffered many changes by the advance of modernity and tourism, and while some states kept a friendly relationship of cooperation and diplomacy wit