Tourism Tidbits: Bioterrorism and Tourism

Dr. Peter Tarlow | November 2, 2015

by Dr. Peter E. Tarlow When we think of tourism security we tend to think about either criminal acts that often plague the tourism industry such as: pick-pocketing, room invasions, or con artists, or about overt acts of terrorism such as a bomb. Rarely do we consider the hidden forms of terrorism that can impact the tourism industry. These forms of terrorism are often not detected until it is too late and while bombs are public killers actions such as bioterrorism are often silent killers. The dictionary definition of bioterrorism: "a terrorist acts involving the use of harmful agents and products of biological origin, as disease-produ...