However, until recently such daredevils could be found, confirms Tomáš Brejcha, a representative of the oldest Czech travel agency Cedok. And Věra Kudinová from the second largest travel company Fischer explains: “People realize that there is a difference between an individual trip at their own risk and going as part of an organized group. With the support of a reputable travel company, people are not afraid to go.”
Demand for airline tickets to the Middle East region did not decline either, confirms Dan Plovaiko, a representative of CSA airline. Naturally, military operations will make their own adjustments. This will be another blow to international tourism. Even during the period of growing tension and American threats and ultimatums, the number of tourists coming to the Czech Republic from Western European countries, primarily Germany, decreased. Tourists from the USA are canceling their earlier bookings. One of the reasons foreigners refuse to travel to Prague is also the support for the strike on Iraq declared by the Czech authorities. On the one hand, this is unpleasant for German citizens, the majority of whom are against such resolution of the crisis; on the other, they fear terrorist attacks by Iraqi militants on the territory of a country whose authorities support the USA, reports Business Prague.