The attitudes of the tourists about destinations, affected by terrorism

Turizem predstavlja pomembno gospodarsko dejavnost. Teroristični napadi povzročajo zmanjšanje števila turistov na določeni destinaciji, s tem pa se zmanjša tudi denarni pritok na posamezno destinacijo. Gospodarsko oz. globalno izgubo za posamezno državo, ki je bila tarča terorističnega napada, predstavlja odločitev turista, ali ostane doma ali pa izbere drugo, varno državo. Terorizem predstavlja globalno grožnjo, saj s seboj prinaša strah, uničenje, žrtve ter politične in ekonomske spremembe. Na določeno regijo nedvomno vplivajo teroristični napadi, saj turisti velikokrat spremenijo ciljno destinacijo potovanja. Turisti se v zaostrenih varnostnih razmerah raje odločajo za destinacije, ki so bližje domu in so bolj varne. Dosedanje izkušnje kažejo, da imajo turisti slab spomin, saj takoj po umiritvi razmer zopet začnejo obiskovati destinacijo, ki je bila tarča terorističnega napada. Na podlagi teoretičnih izhodišč smo v raziskavi, ki smo jo izvedli s pomočjo anketnega vprašalnika, preučili vpliv terorizma na turistične tokove. Poskušali smo ugotoviti, ali teroristični napadi vplivajo na prihode turistov v državo, kjer so se že zgodili napadi.Tourism represents an important economic activity. Terrorist attacks cause a reduction in the number of tourists in a particular tourist destination and thereby reduce the cash inflow to that tourist destination. The decision of a tourist who rather remains home or chooses another, safer country is the economic loss for a country that has been the target of a terrorist attack. Terrorism is a global threat, as it brings fear, destruction, victims and political and economic changes. Certain regions are undoubtedly affected by terrorist attacks, as tourists often change their travel destination. Tourists prefer to opt for destinations that are closer to home and safer when a country is in a tight security situation.Experience, however, shows that tourists have a bad memory, as they begin to visit the destination, which was the target of a terrorist attack almost immediately after the situation has subsided. Based on the theoretical starting points, we examined the influence of terrorism on tourist flows by a survey questionnaire. We tried to determine whether terrorist attacks affect the arrival of tourists to the country where terrorist attacks have already taken place