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Demand for travel continues unabated despite Trump's return and Israel-Gaza war

Abta
Harry Kemble
7 October 2025

Brits have not been put off travelling to the US or the Middle East in the last year despite Donald Trump's return to power and the ongoing Israel-Gaza war, according to Abta's latest Holiday Habits report.

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Around 95% of the 2,0001 survey respondents said they weren't discouraged from travelling overall as a result of political changes in the US (Credit: iStock/ 400tmax)

Around 95% of the 2,0001 survey respondents said they weren't discouraged from travelling overall as a result of the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East or political changes in the US.

This figure is even lower for those who travelled abroad in the past 12 months, with 97% saying they would travel overseas regardless.

Around 14% of respondents visited the US in the last 12 months, which is no change from the year before.  

By continent, the Middle East jumped three percentage points from the 2023, showing that the Israel-Gaza war had not discouraged travel there.