With what seems a steady drumbeat of terrorist attacks targeting tourist attractions and events, travel today can be an anxiety-provoking proposition. In the last two months alone, for example, Britain, often thought of as a safe bet for travel, has been hit by a number of attacks, including one at a concert in Manchester that left 22 people dead, another at London Bridge that killed six people and yet another this week outside a mosque, which killed one person and injured 11.

Given the environment, is traveling safe and even worth it? Experts say yes, for the most part. “Terrorist attacks are a growing concern around the world, but that shouldn’t deter people from traveling,” said Matt Dumpert, a senior director at Kroll, a security consulting company in New York. “The reality is that a terrorist attack can happen anywhere in the world at any time, so staying at home isn’t going to necessarily keep you safe.”

And, as Seth Kugel pointed out in a New York Times column last year, the statistics are on your side. Other causes of death while traveling, such as car accidents and suicide, far outweigh the chances of death by terrorism.

Mike Ackerman, an expert in travel security and the founder and chairman of the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., security consulting firm Ackerman Group, agreed. “The likelihood of a terrorist attack happening when you’re traveling is very slight,” he said. Even so, he acknowledged, “the fear of one, for some people, is very intense.”