The connection between terrorism and tourism has been widely studied since the Luxor massacre in Egypt . In the 1970s , the targets of terrorists were politicians and chiefs of police while now , international tourists and visitors are selected as the main targets of attacks . The attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11 , 2001 , were the symbolic epicenter , which marked a new epoch in the use of civil transport against the main power of the planet . From this event onwards , the spaces of leisure that characterized the pride of West , were conceived as dangerous and frightful
Luxor massacre
Luxor massacre
Terrorism