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As
television images are beamed around the world showing absolutely
horrific scenes of devastation and death, Hydrophobia, the fear of
water, could well become a new challenge that the tourism industry
around the world will have to face.
A
couple of British travellers currently in Singapore on their way to
Thailand, said they were considering cancelling their long awaited
holiday to the paradise island of Koh Samui because they just would not be able to relax, and
would not be able to take their eyes of the water. Koh Samui, as with
all other areas in the Gulf of Siam, has not in any way been affected by
the killer Tsunamis that hit Thailand's west coast and other countries
in Asia Sunday morning.
Before
Sunday, the word Tsunami, outside of the scientific community, was rarely
used. Today however, people around the world know only too well how
powerful and frightening even the most tranquil and beautiful of seas can
be.
The
devastation caused by the Tsunamis is beyond belief, and the images are
enough to sicken, millions have been affected and the cost of rebuilding
lives, communities and peoples confidence will cost billions, upon
billions, of dollars.
As
with all phobias, it will take time to overcome, but once again, Asia's
tourism industry which was only just recovering from the SARS crisis,
war in Iraq and terrorist attacks, finds itself facing another
incomprehensible and unexpected challenge.
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