COMCEC Tourism Outlook-2019
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Safety and security concerns and political stability are emerging as major challenges for OIC
member states, and it is assumed that these issues will continue to cause difficulties in the years
ahead. Governments should work hard to ensure the safety of tourists and to minimize the
impact of security threats. Terrorist incidents, refugee crises are still important obstacles for
tourism in the region. The strength of the US dollar relative to other currencies is shifting the
price competitiveness among destinations and will affect market share and rankings of OIC
destinations.