Already grappling with protests over its economic instability and security issues , Egypt has seen a 41 % drop in in - coming tourists , following the crashed Russian passenger plane . Only around one million tourists visited Egypt in November and December marking the lowest number since 2010 , leaving the popular destination of Sharm El - Sheikh like a ghost town and the impact from the drop in tourism revenue is complicating efforts to rally the population . “There is definitely an overreaction to the plane crash, and it is devastating.” As we have previously noted , holidays that underpinned North African economies are being impacted significantly as tourists shun ##ted from Tunisia to Turkey in the wake of terrorist attacks . Tunisia 's tourism minister , Salma Lummi , warns that the country 's tourism industry , which employs about 5000 people , has reached a crisis point and its collapse risks fuelling a vicious cycle of extremism , adding that " one of the sources of terrorism is lack of hope " .
Already grappling with protests over its economic instability and security issues , Egypt has seen a 41 % drop in in - coming tourists , following the crashed Russian passenger plane . Only around one million tourists visited Egypt in November and December marking the lowest number since 2010 , leaving the popular destination of Sharm El - Sheikh like a ghost town and the impact from the drop in tourism revenue is complicating efforts to rally the population . As we have previously noted , holidays that underpinned North African economies are being impacted significantly as tourists shun ##ted from Tunisia to Turkey in the wake of terrorist attacks . Tunisia 's tourism minister , Salma Lummi , warns that the country 's tourism industry , which employs about 5000 people , has reached a crisis point and its collapse risks fuelling a vicious cycle of extremism , adding that " one of the sources of terrorism is lack of hope " .