RIYADH: The Middle East’s tourism and hospitality sector faces severe disruption as the widening Iran war shuts down airspace and forces widespread flight cancelations, stranding travelers and upending travel plans across the region. Industry figures have told Arab News of an 80 percent cancellation rate for hotel rooms as the impact of reduced and cancelled flights hits the sector. Major Gulf hubs, including Dubai, remained closed for a fourth day on March 3, sharply reducing capacity on key routes such as Australia–Europe, where Emirates and Qatar Airways hold significant market share.

PARIS: Thousands of flights have been delayed or canceled in the biggest disruption to global air transport since the Covid pandemic as airlines suspend services to the Middle…

RIYADH: US and Israeli strikes on Iran led to widespread airspace shutdowns in the Middle East, canceling and rerouting thousands of flights and paralyzing key international…

DUBAI: Hundreds of thousands of stranded travelers scrambled to make new connections and get through to airlines on jammed phone lines Sunday after the attack on Iran by the…

RIYADH: Airlines and airport operators across the Middle East extended flight suspensions for a third consecutive day after US and Israeli strikes on Iran triggered widespread…

RIYADH: Global supply chains were disrupted on March 2 as the US-Iran conflict forced shipping lines and airlines to suspend routes, reroute traffic, and impose emergency…

Oil prices jumped as much as 13% to their highest since January 2025, raising the prospect of higher fuel costs for airlines.

The majority of flights to key Middle Eastern hubs have been cancelled for Monday as the conflict continues.

Tens of thousands of travelers remain stranded around the globe after several Middle Eastern countries closed their airspaces following US and Israeli strikes on Iran over the…

RIYADH: The Middle East’s tourism and hospitality sector faces severe disruption as the widening Iran war shuts down airspace and forces widespread flight cancelations, stranding…

Thousands are stranded as major Gulf hubs, including Dubai, remain closed or severely restricted for a fourth day.

Travellers stuck at major transit airports are slowly being diverted and repatriated on new flights after days of turmoil, while uncertainty remains

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NEW YORK: The US and Israel’s joint war in Iran has already upended travel across the Middle East, stranding tens of thousands of people. And the future is anything but certain.…

"We stayed on calls with the airline for almost two days trying to figure out another flight," said Viktoriia Lokhmatova who traveled to Dubai for a special milestone.

Travelers who are far from falling missiles, drone attacks and other geopolitical flashpoints aren't immune to ripple effects.

PARIS: Cancelled flights, postponed trips and a great deal of uncertainty: the war in the Middle East is casting a long shadow over the tourism outlook for a region that has…