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7 Conclusions / Implication for further research
The aim of this research was to analyse the impacts of 2005 Bombings in London on the British tourist and travel industry. Although the statistical data of this paper are approximate and are unable to provide the accurate valid evidence as to the consequences of the terrorist attacks in Britain, some crucial conclusions can be made from the analysis. The overall findings of the research demonstrate a connection between terrorism and tourism not only in developing countries, but in developed countries as well; these results correspond with the earlier studies of crime and tourism (e.g. Pizam, 1982; Ryan, 1993). As the conducted research has revealed, the general decline in British tourism will approximately be amounted to 2% in 2006-2007, but by the year of 2008 the British tourist and travel industry will restore its previous levels. The decline has been identified on a short-term basis and has not been recognised on a long-term basis because of the infrequency of the terrorist attacks in Great Britain. Such state of affairs reveals that people in the modern world are used to terrorist attacks, and that national and international organisations constantly develop specific measures to prevent any long-term consequences of terrorism.

Unlike the earlier terrorist attacks that considerably decreased the tourist industry, the recent bombings in Bali, Madrid and London have not affected tourism as much. Great Britain successfully copes with the consequences of the recent terrorist acts, as the country is used to the IRA's terrorist attacks. The tourist industry is defenceless when confronted with terrorism (Crouch, 1994), but it is also flexible. However, this revival will occur if British authorities take appropriate measures to prevent any possibility of future terrorist attacks in London. In this regard, it is crucial to establish a co-operation between governmental authorities and private tourist organisations (Lunberg & Lunberg, 1993; Feichtinger et al, 2001), reviving London's economy that is the basis of the country's economy. Although the research has covered many important aspects, it also has some limitations that can be overcome in future studies of terrorism and tourism. In particular, the analysis is limited to the investigation of London Bombings, but future research may juxtapose the London tragedy with some recent terrorist attacks to acquire more profound and comprehensive findings on the impacts of terrorism on tourism. Secondly, a spatial analysis may be applied to the research for assessing the areas of the impact and security measures; the findings of the spatial analysis will provide more valid data to the discussed issue.

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