Terrorism as a threat to tourism

Dandanes je vse več govora o terorizmu kot globalni grožnji, ki vzbuja preplah med ljudmi, poleg tega pa terja veliko žrtev in za sabo pušča veliko odprtih vprašanj. Pojav terorizma poznamo že več kot tisoč let, poznamo ga v več oblikah, njegovi cilji so pa v največji meri povezani z religijo in politiko. Terorizem ločujemo med drugim na klasični in moderni, ki se razlikujeta po stopnji nasilnosti in globalnosti. Mejnik med modernim in klasičnim terorizmom je postavil teroristični napad na newyorška dvojčka leta 2001. Terorizem delimo lahko še glede na cilje terorističnih organizacij, glede na obliko pojavljanja ali pa na konvencionalne in nekonvencionalne oblike. Eden glavnih ciljev terorističnih napadov je (medijska) prepoznavnost, ki pa jo teroristi najlažje dosežejo z napadi na turistično privlačnih točkah. Turizem danes predstavlja eno najpomembnejših gospodarskih dejavnosti v mnogih državah. Kljub svoji pomembnosti na področju gospodarstva pa je turizem še kako ranljiva panoga – turizem je pogojen med drugim tudi z varnostjo držav, območij, krajev. Priljubljene turistične destinacije so vse bolj obljudene, ravno zato pa postajajo vse pogostejša tarča teroristov. Diplomsko delo se ukvarja s pregledom terorističnih napadov na priljubljenih turističnih območjih ter s podrobnejšo analizo omenjenih napadov.Nowadays, terrorism is increasingly seen as a global threat that creates panic among people, in addition, it requires a lot of victims and leaves many open issues behind. The phenomenon of terrorism has been around for over a thousand years, we know it in many forms, but its goals are largely related to religion and politics. Terrorism, among others, is divided also between classic and modern, which differ in degree of violence and globalization. A landmark between these two set the terrorist attack on the New York Twin Towers in 2001. Terrorism can be also divided between the aims of terrorist organizations, the form of occurrence, or between its conventional and unconventional forms. One of the main goals of terrorist attacks is (media) visibility, which is most easily achieved by terrorists with attacks on attractive tourist spots. Today, tourism is one of the most important economic activities in many countries. Despite its importance in the economy, tourism is still a very vulnerable industry - tourism is conditioned, among other things, by the security of countries, territories and places. Popular tourist destinations are becoming more and more populated, which is why they are becoming more and more frequent targets for terrorists. This thesis deals with the review of terrorist attacks in popular tourist areas and a more detailed analysis of these attacks