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Yemen Tourism
Yemen Tourism
Yemen’s tourism industry is hampered by limited infrastructure as well as serious
security concerns. The country’s hotels and restaurants are below international standards, and air
and road transportation is largely inadequate. Kidnappings of foreign tourists remain a threat,
especially outside the main cities, and, coupled with terrorist bombings at the Port of Aden in
2000 and 2002, present a significant deterrent to tourism. As recently as September 2006,
tribesmen in the Shabwa province, east of Sanaa, kidnapped four French tourists on their way to
Aden.
They were freed two weeks later. In October 2006, the U.S. Department of State reiterated
previous warnings to U.S. citizens, strongly urging them to consider carefully the risks of
traveling to Yemen. Britain’s Foreign Office has issued a similar advisory. Recent statistics for
tourist arrivals in Yemen are not available, but in 2004 the number rose to 274,000 from 155,000
in 2003.
They were freed two weeks later. In October 2006, the U.S. Department of State reiterated
previous warnings to U.S. citizens, strongly urging them to consider carefully the risks of traveling to Yemen. Britain’s Foreign Office has issued a similar advisory. Recent statistics for tourist arrivals in Yemen are not available, but in 2004 the number rose to 274,000 from 155,000 in 2003.
