Moody's: Nairobi Terror Attack Could Cost Kenya Up to $250 Million in Lost Tourism Money

Tourism makes up 14 percent of the economy

When Ohio resident Bill Haynes heard about the shooting at Westgate Mall by Islamic extremist gunmen last month, he considered canceling his upcoming 17-day safari to Kenya and Tanzania.

"You can't help but be concerned," said Haynes, 67. "Here's a place we're going to be in about five days and there are some terrorists shooting the place up. That would cause anybody to give some pause."

Acting on advice from a friend in Nairobi, Haynes went through with his trip except for a stop at Lamu, a coastal city near Somalia where a French woman was kidnapped in 2011.