A string of terror attacks across Europe has seen tourism numbers drop across the continent despite it being the height of the summer season. Hotel chains, airlines, tour operators and even some luxury retailers have been reporting a downturn in business since a spate of attacks in countries such as France, Germany and Belgium. And now major cities such as London, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Istanbul have all seen a downturn in hotel bookings as visitors fear new attacks. Scroll down for video A string of terror attacks across Europe has seen tourism numbers drop across the continent despite it being the height of the summer season Hotel chains, airlines, tour operators and even some luxury retailers have been reporting a downturn in business since a spate of attacks in countries such as France, Germany and Belgium. Pictured are French soldiers on patrolat the Louvre in Paris According to the Wall Street Journal, hotel occupancy in Paris during the summer season was already below average but after the Nice attack it dropped even further. They also stated that preliminary data had shown that hotel occupancy in London had dropped 2.7 per cent and Amsterdam 8.3 per cent, compared to this time last year, following the attack in the south of France. In terms of flight bookings, traveller data analysts ForwardKeys reported that bookings for Nice decreased by 57 per cent following the attack there while reservations for France as a whole were down 20 per cent. They also add that overall there was an 11 per cent decline in holiday bookings to France, a 23 per cent drop in reservations to Belgium and a 31 per cent decrease in holiday bookings to Turkey. However, some European countries have seen an upturn in visitor numbers including Spain and Ireland as tourists look for other destinations to holiday. ForwardKeys also reported international bookings for destinations such as China and Australia are up 7.8 per cent year on year. Preliminary data had shown that hotel occupancy in London had dropped 2.7 per cent and Amsterdam 8.3 per cent, compared to this time last year. Pictured are armed guards on Horse Guards Parade in Central London Fears over a downturn in tourism across Europe comes after 172 people have died in terror attacks across the continent in 2016 so far. The first major attack of year came in Brussels when two suicide bombers carrying homemade bombs in large suitcases attacked a departure hall at Brussels Airport in Zaventem. Another explosion took place just over an hour later in the middle carriage of a three-carriage train at Maalbeek metro station. In June three explosions rocked Istanbul's Ataturk airport in a coordinated suicide attack. Shocking footage showed explosion at the door to the arrivals hall by a suicide bomber before another two attackers snuck into the building and detonated their devices killing 41 people. And earlier this month, 84 people were killed in Nice when French Tunisian delivery man in drove his 19-tonne truck through a crowd of revellers leaving a Bastille Day fireworks display on the beach front promenade.
The recent string of terrorist attacks throughout continental Europe has caused tourism numbers to significantly drop. In the wake of the Paris attacks, which killed 130 people and injured hundreds more, many European countries have been forced to close their borders.