article_snippet: As holiday companies cancel trips to Tunisia’s capital following this week’s massacre of 20 foreign tourists at a museum, the threat Islamic State could pose to British holidaymakers has been brought sharply into focus.
article_snippet: The shootings in Tunisia, which has a fledgling democracy, could severely damage the country’s tourism trade.
article_snippet: Its holiday industry had made an impressive recovery since the Arab Spring in 2011.
article_snippet: While 6,500 UK tourists in Tunisia are mainly in the coastal resorts (where security is higher), holiday operators such as Thomson and First Choice have stopped day excursions to the capital.
article_snippet: After the whole country descended into military rule after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak in 2011, the number of tourists visiting dropped by 25 per cent.
article_snippet: However, holiday resorts including Sharm el Sheikh, Sharm el Maya, Hadab, Naama Bay, Sharks Bay and Nabq are deemed safe because of the high security patrols and vehicle checks.
article_snippet: While this week’s horror in the Tunisian capital Tunis is unsettling, Bob Atkinson, of Moneysupermarket, points out that the country’s beach resorts will still be considered safe.
highlights_snippet: Holiday companies cancel trips to Tunisia after 20 foreign tourists killed .
  