Tunisia terror attack memorial hidden away by hotel owners as it’s ‘bad for business’
RELATIVES of the tourists killed in the Tunisian terror attack have accused a hotel of disrespect for removing its memorial.
The beach shrine outside the Imperial Marhaba Hotel was to remember 38 people — including 30 Brits — who died there.
But the hotel’s new owners have pulled it down amid fears it is bad for business.
The manager, who refused to give his name, told The Sun it had been hidden away.
He said: “It has not been removed completely. It does exist in the hotel but it’s not in a place where everyone can see it. If someone asks about it, we can show them.”
The sign reads: “This plaque is dedicated to all the guests who lost their lives in the terrorist attack at the Imperial Marhaba Hotel on June 26th, 2015.”
We don’t want to remind new guests something bad happened, if they know, maybe they’ll leave
Imperial Marhaba Hotel staff
A senior worker at the hotel, which is now called Kantaoui Bay, admitted: “We don’t want to remind new guests something bad happened. If they know, maybe they will leave.”
The hotel in Port El Kantaoui, near Sousse, was recently bought by Spain’s Iberostar Hotels and Resorts, which has been contacted for comment.
Suzy Richards, 50, whose son, brother and dad were killed by gunman Seifeddine Yacoubi, described the hotel’s actions as “very disrespectful”.
Her other son Owen, now 19, was also shot but survived.
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Seifeddine Rezgui was shot dead by police after his rampage with a Kalashnikov rifle.
The mum, of Wednesbury, West Midlands, said: “Removing a plaque will never stop the world remembering what happened.”
She added : “My only hope is that the hotel have spent time improving their hotel security by putting up CCTV cameras that work as well as training their staff what to do in an emergency.
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