Research Paper on:
September 11th Attacks and Tourism Effects

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a city greatly supported by tourism. We all know the negative economic impact these attacks had on tourism in New York and much of the United States. The weapon of  choice, airplanes, made many, many travelers nervous, to say the least. Cities in the U.S. largely supported by tourism, such as Orlando, Florida, San Franciso, Los Angeles and environs and  others all suffered significant economic losses. In fact, every industry involved in tourism, such as lodging, restaurants, airlines, ground transportation, cultural and entertainment centers - all experienced severe and, in  some cases, devastating losses. And, the fallout continues because as major industries lose revenue, there are more layoffs, thereby, raising the unemployment rates. But, what about other major tourist cities  in the world? Did the attacks hurt them? This essay discusses the effects of the terrorist attacks on America on tourism in four cities: Hong Kong, Dublin, Paris and Rome.  Two weeks after the attacks, the Hong Kong Hotels Association reported that hotels had only a 50 percent occupancy rate instead of the expected 80 percent occupancy (Lyn, 2001).  Arrivals from the U.S. dropped by 24.7 percent in October as compared to October 2000 (Xinhua News Agency, Strong Arrivals, 2001). But, the attacks did not only affect tourism, they  affected exports, Hong Kongs major source of revenue (Lyn, 2001). After mainland China, the United States is Hong Kongs largest trading partner (Lyn, 2001). The attacks drove Hong Kongs economy  further into descent (Lyn, 2001). Dublin is another city that depends on tourism. Unfortunately, Dublin had two factors affecting the industry - Britains foot-and-mouth livestock disease crisis and the September  11 attacks on America (Reuters, 2002). The strongest two tourism months, April and September saw lodging occupancy rates drop by 12 and 11 percent, respectively, over the same months in