We must hope that will be the case once more after the recent attack on bardo museum in tunis. The description is composed by our digital data assistant. Tunisia has been an attractive destination for tourists since the beginning of the 1960s. Starting from tunisia, a wave of revolutions now commonly referred to as the arab spring spread to the entire middle east and north africa mena region. Dec 17, 2015 its not often that the actions of one man can set in motion events that affect millions of people. After the revolution, more than thirty members of the ben ali and trabelsi families were arrested for corruptionrelated crimes. Jun 29, 2015 tourism has been a slowgrowing industry for tunisias fledgling democracy, and took a hit after a deadly attack on the bardo museum in tunis in march.
The jasmine revolution and the tourism industry in tunisia digital. But elections arent everything, and not everyone has. For instance, since the jasmine revolution of january 2011, there has been a sharp fall in most of the tunisian tourism indicators. This country profile explores historical and current trends in tunisia from colonial settlement to the. Since the revolution in tunisia in january 2011, package tourism has recovered a bit. Apr 25, 2014 historical tunisia the history of tunisia reveals this rich past where different successive mediterranean cultures had a strong presence. The impact of inflation after the revolution in tunisia. The success of the uprising, which came to be known in the media as the jasmine revolution, inspired a wave. His research interest focuses on general problems of development in the arab world with a specific interest in tourism along the north african littoral. Tunisia s revolution ended months ago and there has been little trouble since.
Tourism is an important pillar of tunisias economy, but it has been declining because of. In late 2011, the countrys first representative government in more than three decades was formed, as the constituent assembly was seated. This paper aims to investigate tourism industry that has been impacted by revolution in egypt and jasmine revolution in tunisia. These are great achievements for a country that has gone through a revolution, a democratic. No one can tell how the countrys politics will be reshaped, but there are two reasonable predictions. Postrevolution tunisia was included in the study because of its ability to. Gdp, growth for 2011 is expected to range between 0 and 1 percent. In 2018, contribution of travel and tourism to gdp % of gdp for tunisia was 15. On october 23, 2011, the election of the national constituent assembly nca was well organized, and for the first time. Womens political participation in tunisia after the revolution findings from focus groups in tunisia conducted february 1728, 2012 by gabriella borovsky and asma ben yahia may 2012 national democratic institute. Jasmine revolution, popular uprising in tunisia that protested against corruption, poverty, and political repression and forced pres.
The purpose of this viewpoint paper is to discuss the current situation of tourism in tunisia after the revolution and to explore new ways to improve its image. This statistic shows the average inflation rate in tunisia from 1984 to 2016, with projections up until 2024. A full history of the tunisian revolution, from its roots decades ago to the ongoing process of becoming a democracy from late 2010 to the present day, the arab world has been shot through with insurrection and revolt. A year after the revolution s end, i took advantage of tunisia s welldeveloped tourism infrastructure abundant hotels, clean restaurants and generally effective transportation and. Tourism industry plays an important role for economic growth and development.
Learn about political and social transformation of tunisia triggered by the tunisian revolution in december 2010 nada belhassen, a graduate student at the university of manouba in tunisia will share her perspective on the modern history of her country and its role in instigating the arab spring. Tunisia, a favourite european tourist destination, was in reality a mafia state, controlled by the family of ben alis wife, leila trabelsi. Eu policies in tunisia before and after the revolution 3 table of contents 1 executive summary 4 2 introduction and rationale 7 3 eu policies before and after the revolution in tunisia 10 3. According to government figures, local unemployment stood at 20. Tourists have become rare and they have concentrated in certain areas cluttered with holiday resorts. One year after the jasmine revolution of january 14, 2011, tunisia has successfully advanced in its democratic transition and political reform process. Citizens demanded voice, accountability and opportunity for all, not. They are emboldened also by the massive symbolic significance of the months of december and january, which have been associated with social protests in tunisia since the 1984 bread. Introduction security tourism is a travel of large activities for business, visiting families and friends or religious purposes. On october 23, 2011, the election of the national constituent assembly nca was well organized, and for the first time in history, it. Zine alabidine ben ali to step down in january 2011. With a history of encouraging workers to emigrate to relieve unemployment at home, tunisia now has 11 percent of its population living abroad. International reactions to the tunisian revolution wikipedia. They are the ray of sunshine that give us hope for a great country.
Tourism in tunisia is an industry that generates around 9. Before the january 14 jasmine revolution, tunisia was neither an economic. The ilo is seeking expressions of interest from qualified consultants to conduct an independent midterm evaluation of the project the way forward after the revolution. The social unrest and political turmoil that engulfed tunisia in january indicated that despite the. Prior to the revolution, the socalled economic miracle of tunisia looked good to the outside observer, but inequality and discontent were rising rapidly for many years. The demonstrations, and ben alis ouster, inspired a series of uprisings known as the arab spring, especially in egypt, yemen, libya, and syria. Although the performance of the tourism industry improved slightly in 2012, there is still. Tunisia after ben ali is in the midst of a struggle between the desire of the people, the largely unorganized opposition, for revolutionary change and the desire of the old political and economic establishment to contain and channel the revolution. Perspectives on the destination image of tunisia emerald. Since the jasmine revolution, the tunisian economy has experienced a. But so it was for mohamed bouazizi, a tunisian street vendor who set himself on fire five years.
In egypt, president hosni mubarak resigned on february 11, 2011 after 18 days of massive protests, ending his 30year presideney. From independence in 1956 until the revolution for freedom and dignity at the end of 2010,tunisia had only two presidents, and few elections were truly democratic. In the post revolution situation in tunisia and the war and violence afflicting several other countries involved in. Tourism in tunisia from its inception as a coherent development strategy in 1962, tour ism in tunisia has been designed to appeal to a mass market focused around the package tour concept. Though tunisia contribution of travel and tourism to gdp % of gdp fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to decrease through 1999 2018 period ending at 15. In fact tourism became one of the flagships of tunisian development, strongly contributing to reinvent the. By the end of the 1960s tunisia had developed a very aggressive tourism policy designed to encourage foreign private investment in the sector. Optimism is starting to fade as the new government struggles to regain control of tunisias economy. Tourism could refer to intentional travel or can be associated. Tourism has mostly been of the package, beachresort variety along the countrys sun. Millions of people flock from all over the world and not only that the country also attracts millions of domestic tourists each and every year. All you have to do is select the type of places youd like to include restaurants, museums, etc. Tourism numbers remained steady, but only thanks to a low cost policy.
Tunisia was, byandlarge, a sustainable good practice development model. The ngo sector in tunisia expanded dramatically after ben ali stepped. When youre done, you can download your tunisia travel guide to your phone or tablet, or print it as a pdf. A year after the revolution s end, i took advantage of tunisia s welldeveloped tourism infrastructure abundant hotels, clean restaurants and generally effective transportation. The tunisia study was led by zack brisson and kate krontiris of the social impact consultancy reboot.
Tourism in tunisia generates large amounts of solid waste. Luckily we also encounter good charming folks, educated, with excellent manners. The situation has since calmed down, but the root causes have not faded away and the country is still at risk. Tunisia contribution of travel and tourism to gdp % of. The reconfiguration of power, the socioeconomic challenges of the revolution, and european policy 54 ii. The only country to emerge from the arab spring with anything close to a democracy, tunisia has become a beacon of hope for the arab world. Tunisia s revolution is widely considered to be the only one of these uprisings. Five years after the revolution kasserine is a microcosm of the problems bedevilling tunisia. On september 20, the university of tunis elmanar and the brookings institution held a oneday workshop in tunis, tunisia, to discuss the political and economic management during the post. There are a few studies referring to the impact of security and political instabilities on the travel and tourism industry in the middle east after the arab spring. The first phase of tunisias dignity revolution, 201020 the tunisian political revolution from early 2011 has been regarded as a positive example of peaceful transformation. The election of the national constituent assembly nca held on october 23, 2011 was well.
Policy department, directorate general for external policies. More than 400,000 people out of a total of about 10 million work in tourism. Nov 19, 2014 the only country to emerge from the arab spring with anything close to a democracy, tunisia has become a beacon of hope for the arab world. Tourism in tunisia tourism in tunisia acknowledgement. Arab spring, tourism to the country had already been suffering many setbacks. However, as eveline brandleouertani reports, hotels, restaurants and traders are still suffering because many europeans consider a trip to tunisia rather unsafe. Revolution of the citizenry 1 introduction the tunisian popular revolution, which led to the fleeing of tunisian president zine alabidine ben ali to saudi arabia and the overthrow of his 23year rule, represents a critical juncture and the beginning of a new historical era in the arab world. Among tunisia s tourist attractions are its cosmopolitan capital city of tunis, the ancient ruins of carthage, the muslim and jewish. After the carthaginian empire, the roman empire came and left a lasting effect on the land with various monuments and cities such the eljem amphitheater and the archaeological site of the ancient city of. In the decade prior to the tunisian revolution, the country boasted an average of 5 percent gdp growth, a largely industrialized economy and a dominant service sector. Countries like tunisia and egypt are well known tourist destinations, offering a large. Mar 10, 2016 five years after the revolution kasserine is a microcosm of the problems bedevilling tunisia. The factors underlying the 2011 revolution that sparked the arab spring have also fueled emigration desires for many tunisians.
Impact of terrorism and instability on the tourism industry in egypt and tunisia after revolution conference paper pdf available march 2018 with 2,331 reads how we measure reads. Tunisias revolution is widely considered to be the only one of these uprisings to. Citizen expectations on the oneyear anniversary of the tunisian uprising published january 2012, voices of a revolution. Tourism in tunisia suffered severe blows following the bardo national museum attack and the sousse attack in 2015, but tunisia managed to retrieve its position as one of the top destinations in africa and the mediterranean shortly afterwards, reaching in 2018 numbers exceeding those of 2010 by 6 percent, and a record of 8. The first phase of tunisia s dignity revolution, 201020 the tunisian political revolution from early 2011 has been regarded as a positive example of peaceful transformation. In the postrevolution situation in tunisia and the war and violence afflicting several other countries involved in. Pdf impact of terrorism and instability on the tourism. Optimism is starting to fade as the new government struggles to regain control of tunisia s economy.
Learn about political and social transformation of tunisia triggered by the tunisian revolution in december 2010 nada belhassen, a graduate student at the university of manouba in tunisia will share her perspective on the modern history of her country and its role in instigating the arab spring nada currently pursues a masters degree in the u. The economy, which the government had most urgently wanted to improve, is still stagnating. Tourism suffered greatly in 2011, due to tunisia s social unrest and political turmoil. The deadline to submit expression of interest for undertaking the evaluation is by on 20 march 2020. On december 10, 2015, the nobel peace prize was awarded to the tunisian quartet to support its work to keep the revolution on a democratic track. Apr 08, 2012 a year after the revolutions end, i took advantage of tunisias welldeveloped tourism infrastructure abundant hotels, clean restaurants and generally effective transportation and. Jan 14, 2016 the most notable achievement of tunisias jan. The immediate cause of the long months of struggle that culminated in the revolution was the rise in unemployment to an unbearable level, as a result of the blow given to the tourism industry by the economic crisis that has spread around the world and rocked europe, tunisia s rich neighbor and the main source of income for the tunisian economy. Jan 16, 2018 the tempo of public protests, which took place across tunisia in the two months leading up to the anniversary of the jasmine revolution, has risen steadily. Recently tunisia has paid a dear price for its revolution. Tourism in tunisia its understood that tunisias tourism industry really got going in the 1960s and over time, it has become one of the main sources of income for the country. The closest competitor of egypt, tunisia could losehalf of its customers, as it has an average level of hotels is not very widely promoted tourist routes, if not one but, which provides a stable local residents work in the area of recreation and entertainment. The tourism activity in tunisia in the last two decades has shown high fluctuation, particularly during and after the periods of political instability or terrorists attacks. Pdf during the two decades preceding the tunisian revolution in 2011 and the contemporaneous arab spring.
Oct 25, 2017 after the revolution, more than thirty members of the ben ali and trabelsi families were arrested for corruptionrelated crimes. Tourism has been a slowgrowing industry for tunisia s fledgling democracy, and took a hit after a deadly attack on the bardo museum in tunis in march. Tunisias economic challenges carnegie endowment for. Tourism, terrorism and political violence in tunisia. Tunisia contribution of travel and tourism to gdp % of gdp.
No other englishlanguage study of tunisia offers as sweeping a time frame or as comprehensive a history of this nation. Tourism is a mainstay of the tunisian economy, with a value of around 2. The signing of the free trade agreement with tunisia before the arab spring is a relevant indicator of the turkish support prior to the revolution. Tunisia crossroads of cultures linkedin slideshare. In early january 2016, tunisia marked five years since its successful revolution, and, by the end of the month, the country was on the verge of a second revolution. In the post revolution situation in tunisia and the war and violence afflicting several.
Revival of tourism will stabilise tunisias democracy, a model for the. This study was was made possible by the generous support of ukaid. In january 2011 ben ali was forced out of power by a popular uprising that came to be known as the jasmine revolution. Tunisia has emerged as the one success story of the 2011 arab spring uprisings. The priority given to security and stability in a shortterm vision 58. Pity, looks like the revolution had a negative effect on some, at least my experience prior was so different. In 2016, the average inflation rate in tunisia amounted to about 3. Conducted february 1728, 2012 national democratic institute. Tunisia tourism industry faces tough period as thousands. Syria, and tunisia, recorded sizable growth rates since the 2000s. Conversations with tunisias youth published april 2011, imagining the road. Decent work for women in egypt and tunisia phase ii, raf1705fin. Tunisia demonstrated one year ago that citizens voice matters. The uncertainty and the changing nature of the current political situation.