The Swedish Foreign Ministry has facilitated travel guide to Tunisia, so it is now again possible to travel to resort areas in Tunisia.
“In view of the security situation, until further notice Swedish Foreign Ministry advise against all travel to the border areas against Libya and Algeria, except the tourist resorts on the Mediterranean coast. The State Department also advises against all travel to the National Park Jebel Chaambi,” says Swedish Foreign Ministry.
“There is a risk of terrorist attack in Tunisia. During the terrorist attacks at Bardo Museum in Tunis and in the seaside resort of Sousse many tourists died. Foreign Affairs advise against all travel to and stay in the border regions of Tunisia against Libya and Algeria. Foreign Affairs advises against all travel to and stay that are not necessary in other parts of Tunisia, “says Foreign Ministry, Norway,
“All travel to border areas against Algeria and Libya is not recommended and not-necessary travel is not recommended for the rest of the country,” writes the Danish Foreign Ministry.
This follows after Tunisia has lifted a state of emergency imposed nearly three months ago following a massacre at a luxury beach hotel that killed 38. The move had been expected.
The state of emergency “ends today throughout Tunisian territory,” the statement from President Beji Caid Essebsi said without elaboration.
Two days earlier, the Interior Ministry announced the discovery by security forces of two cars near the Libyan border filled with Kalashnikovs and grenades, as well as documents bearing the Islamic State group’s signature.
President Essebsi blamed the poor security in neighboring Libya for Tunisia’s problems, and the lack of international resolve in targeting the Islamic State group throughout the region. He maintained that Tunisia specifically had been a target of the extremist group because it had a functioning, secular democracy.
Tunisia was also under a state of emergency from January 2011, at the outbreak of the Arab Spring, until March 2014.
As the first charter agency detur, Sweden, start departures to Tunisia.
Staffan Jansson, Sales & Marketing Manager, detur, Sweden:
“The first trip to Tunisia from Stockholm and Gothenburg are scheduled to start February 12 to July 29, with a break and subsequently 30 September to 21 October from Stockholm. There is interest in the market right now, but we can probably only see this when we approach the more intense sales effort for next year, but Tunisia is a nice tourist country and we hope that it will recover.”
Less than 1%
A new survey by travel deals firm Travelzoo, London, says, that British holidaymakers say they want “safe” destinations. Most British tourists are actively avoiding Islamic countries due to recent terrorist acts, instead favoring destinations like the Mediterranean countries, the Canaries, the Caribbean and Australia.
More than half said that the terrorist attacks in Tunisia had put them off planning or booking a holiday anywhere abroad.
For winter sun this year, consumers say they feel most secure travelling to the Canary Islands, the Caribbean or Australia. Over the next 12 months, they are most confident booking Italy, Spain, France, Portugal and the USA.
Working with consumers and travel agents, Travelzoo identified Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Greece and Thailand as popular tourist spots that Brits are now most afraid of visiting. Even if the UK’s travel advice on Tunisia were lifted in the next few months, less than 1% said they would consider going there.
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