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Has Terrorism Deterred People From Traveling To Europe?

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Old life preservers hang from a tree as tourists enjoy the water on an almost empty beach in Petra town on July 20, 2016 on Lesvos island  Greece. The increase in refugees arriving on the island of Lesvos last year has seriously effected tourism, with the number of tourists falling more than 70% this year so far. (Milos Bicanski/Getty Images)
Old life preservers hang from a tree as tourists enjoy the water on an almost empty beach in Petra town on July 20, 2016 on Lesvos island Greece. The increase in refugees arriving on the island of Lesvos last year has seriously effected tourism, with the number of tourists falling more than 70% this year so far. (Milos Bicanski/Getty Images)

There have been multiple acts of terrorism around Europe over the past year, with some of them striking popular tourist destinations. As a result, some travel companies are offering discounts and attractive deals to encourage vacationers to keep coming.

Here & Now’s Meghna Chakrabarti speaks with Giselle Laborde Sanchez, a Chicago-based travel consultant, about her clients' interest in European travel.

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Giselle Laborde Sanchez, travel consultant at MENA Tours & Travel.

This segment aired on July 26, 2016.

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