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Agents share their outlook on the summer
UAE bookings up by 25% and 'extraordinary' World Cup sales – so does 2026 start today? Six agents share their summer outlook
Wazir Khan Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan
Agents encouraged to promote Pakistan and Turkmenistan to clients after 'the next big thing in tourism'
A beach in Dubai with the city pictured in the background
Dubai 'open and ready to welcome back hesitant British visitors' as travel patterns 'begin to recover'
Aito agents, operators and travel media at Saas-Fe, Switzerland
Agents won't rush to promote or sell the Middle East despite 'game-changing' Foreign Office update
Martyn Sumners and Alex Herrmann
Operators 'the best source of knowledge' at times of crisis, Aito chief insists
Qatar's capital Doha
Qatar Airways ramps up UK and Irish schedule amid tentative US-Iran truce
Iconography from Dubai and the United Arab Emirates
Foreign Office relaxes travel advice for the United Arab Emirates and Qatar
Emirates plane
Emirates launches travel insurance to encourage passengers to fly to and through Middle East
The United Arab Emirates has opened 'safe air corridors'
Emirates mulls offering insurance to passengers travelling to or through Dubai
Baroness Ayesha Hazarika returned to host another edition of the conference
How AI will empower, not replace, a new generation of travel professionals – 13 takeaways from the 2026 ITT conference
A row of coins of different heights with different spending priorities on top of them next to a piggybank
'Strong appetite to travel remains', Abta insists, despite another dip in travel spend
Jordan's attractions include the ancient city of Petra
Operators to restart Jordan tours after Foreign Office lifts three-month travel advisory
A grounded British Airways aircraft seen through a mesh fence
British Airways pushes out estimate for resumption of Middle East services
Celestyal Journey and Celestyal Discovery
Celestyal shakes up deployment after pulling Arabian Gulf programme
Jet2 has once again played down concerns about summer fuel supply
Jet2 insists 'summer is on' and reiterates confidence in fuel supply
Sebastian Ebel, Tui's Chief Executive
Tui freezes revenue outlook after €40 million Iran war hit signals 'challenging' year ahead
Stressed holidaymaker
Brits continue to pull back on travel spending in April as Iran war dents consumer confidence further
Advantage's Director of Cruise Jonny Peat
Hantavirus headlines not affecting members' cruise sales, says Advantage
A Majorcan beach
More Brits turning to packages amid Middle East crisis and fuel cost worries
The latest episode of TTG's Unpacked podcast explores the fuel crisis and what it means for overseas holidays this summer
Special TTG podcast: Fuel crisis – will summer holidays actually happen?
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TTG and PwC event to explore Middle East and summer impact
Aircraft at the stand at Gatwick airport
Government to consult on giving airlines permission to pre-emptively consolidate flights
Intrepid Travel has ruled out introducing surcharges
Intrepid, Kuoni and CV Villas rule out introducing surcharges this year
An aircraft taking off at dusk
Industry strengthens response to jet fuel crisis as Iata chief warns 'rationing' possible