THE horrific killing of a woman in a possible terror attack in Russell Square last night, has ignited fears that tourism will suffer across London because of the threat of ISIS-inspired atrocities.

The wave of tragic attacks across Europe is thought to driven down tourist numbers across the continent, despite it being the height of summer season.

Hotel chains, airlines, tour operators, and luxury retailers have all reported a drop in business after the attacks in France, Germany, Belgium, and Turkey.

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Fears tourism will be hard-hit across Europe come after 172 people have died in terror attacks across the continent so far this year.

Hotel bookings in Paris this summer season were already below average before dropping even lower after the Nice attack on Bastille Day, .

In London hotel occupancy is 2.7 per cent lower than it was this time last year, while Amsterdam has experienced an 8.3 per cent fall.

Flight bookings to Nice after the attack on July 14 fell by 57 per cent according to traveller data analysts ForwardKeys, while reservations across the whole of France have fallen by 20 per cent.

Their research also shows there has been an 11 per cent decline in holiday bookings to France, a 23 per cent drop in Belgium, and 31 per cent fall in Turkey.

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Heavily armed cops are out in force in London today after the Russell Square rampage at roughly 10.30pm last night.

Cops have arrested a 19-year-old on suspicion of murder, as eyewitness described the horrific scene.

Demented Isis thugs have reportedly been celebrating last night's killing, which is thought to be jihadi-inspired.

The first major attack in Europe this year came when two suicide bombers detonated homemade bombs in a departure hall at Brussels Airport in Belgium.

Just an over an hour later a explosion tore through the carriage of an underground train at nearby Maalbeek metro station.

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In June three explosions led to the deaths of 41 people at Istanbul's Ataturk airport.

In July a French Tunisian terrorist slaughtered 84 people in Nice, France, after he drove a 19-tonne truck through a crowd of revellers.

A week later Mihammad Riyad hacked at train passengers with an axe in the Germany city of Wurzburg.

Later that month pregnant woman was knifed to death by a jihadi in Reutlingen, Germany,

While there is a gloomy tourism picture across countries that appear most at threat from further attacks, Spain and Ireland's visitor numbers have surged this year according to ForwardKeys.

They also reported that bookings for China and Australia are up by roughly 7.8 per cent.