Fatimah Zainal had already paid for her flights and accommodation when videos of the unrest in France made her jittery about the Paris leg of her European holiday.
“The videos definitely made me panic,” said Fatimah, who plans to visit the French capital solo from October 31 to November 3 after travelling through Belgium.
The press officer for an international organisation said the Malaysian government’s travel advisory gave her second thoughts, and changing her flight would cost up to an additional 1,200 ringgit (US$293).
Friends living in Paris encouraged her not to cancel, but she has told her travel agency she may need to change her plans if conditions do not improve.