The Egyptian resort town of Sharm-el-Sheikh once welcomed hordes of tourists from all over the world seeking sun and the natural beauty of the Red Sea.
Now the once-bustling streets, restaurants and hotels are like a ghost town as terror fears drive away holidaymakers in the wake of the ISIS bombing of a Russian passenger plane.
In February this year 346,500 tourists travelled to Egypt a significant drop from 640,200 last year, according to figures from the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics.
Metrojet Airbus A321-200 crashed soon after leaving the Red Sea resort in October, with all 224 innocents aboard the flight losing their lives.
Early in the morning on October 31 Metrojet Flight 9268, operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia, disintegrated above the northern Sinai in Egypt after flying from Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport, Egypt, en route to Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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The Airbus A321-231 was carrying 217 passengers - mostly Russian tourists - and seven crew members, making it the deadliest aircraft bombing since Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988.
A terror group affiliated to ISIS claimed they bombed the passenger jet.
Thomas Cook cancelled all bookings to Sharm El Sheikh up to and including 31 October this year.
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A spokesman for Thomas Cook said the decision had been made because there has been no change to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office advice against all but essential travel to Sharm el Sheikh airport.
Egyptian security forces are involved in a deadly battle with jihadis on the Sinai peninsula.
The Foreign Office has advised against 'all but essential travel' to the popular tourist hotspot, due to 'significant' concerns about the plane tragedy in the wake of the disaster.
The Sinai branch of ISIS claimed responsibility soon after, even posting pictures of the bomb they claim brought down the plane.
