With Thanksgiving travel beginning today and most people more or less locked in to trips, concern now is how much the travel alert – not set to expire for three months – will affect airlines and cruise lines going forward.

The attacks in Paris are having a major impact on tourism, initial figures show, pushing the French prime minister to meet industry officials to come up with a plan to limit the damage and keep visitors coming to the City of Light.

As the largest economy in the Caribbean, Cuba offers tantalizing possibilities, assuming it takes steps to liberalize its economy. It has vast mineral deposits, a developed biotech industry, ports close to the U.S., and gorgeous beaches for resort development.

The full impact of last week’s deadly terrorist attacks on France’s tourism industry — a key part of the country’s economy — isn’t likely to be known until early next year.

The Caribbean’s inefficient air network not only impacts residents eager to visit and work in other Caribbean countries, but leisure travelers as well. Travel agents, resort operators and service providers are losing untold amounts from vacationers.

France's robust tourism industry will absorb a short-term blow in the wake of Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris, but the long-range impact is expected to be minimal, travel experts say.