Who in their right minds would go to any of those countries — Yemen, Dubai, etc — for vacation in this day and age? Who would go to that part of the world out of anything but the most dire necessity?
People go all the time, especially Europeans in general and particularly Spaniards (because it’s fairly nearby). There are lots and lots of American tours to these places, too.
Some AQ head-honcho nutcase recently made a statement that the Gulf States and their tourism industry would be targeted. They regard these states as not sufficiently Islamic. Guess we’re seeing the lead-off of their summer campaign.
To equate Dubai with Yemen is beyond belief. That is a kinand gentle statement.