COMCEC Tourism Outlook 2017
26
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 in 2015 and 2016 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.