Author: Nilsa Blumer

Despite the recent terror attacks in France and Germany, new research by a door-to-door worldwide holiday baggage courier company has found that tourists remain defiant, with 79% proudly stating that they will not let the ongoing terrorist threats affect their European travel plans this summer. The Foreign Office recently classed Spain, France, Germany, Morocco and Algeria as places with a ‘high risk of a terrorist attack’ and to find out what the effects of recent attacks in France and Germany have had on those travelling this summer, sendmybag.com surveyed 2,500 people from across the world asking them if it has affected their upcoming travel plans. The survey asked 1,000 Americans and 1,500 Europeans, “Have you let the recent extremist attacks in Europe affect your travel plans?” The results were overwhelmingly positive, with 79% of all respondents declaring that they had no intentions of changing their travel plans. The survey also revealed that Americans were the most stoic with 88% saying they would not change their travel plans, whereas the Spanish were the most nervous with 31% admitting that they were thinking of or had changed travel plans because of the attacks. Asked to comment about their thoughts those surveyed said: “The actions of a minority will not affect my travel plans. I will not be made to feel scared on holiday or allow these people to dictate through fear...