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Dubai 'open and ready to welcome back hesitant British visitors' as travel patterns 'begin to recover'

Middle East
James Chapple
23 June 2026

Dubai is open and ready to welcome back hesitant British visitors, its tourism chief has said, albeit while acknowledging UK visitation may take time to fully rebound following the recent change of Foreign Office (FCDO) advice.

A beach in Dubai with the city pictured in the background
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Dubai is expecting demand from the British market to ramp up over the coming months

The FCDO last week lifted its advisories against all but essential travel to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, which have been in place for more than three months following the US and Israel's attacks on Iran in late February.

Agents have told TTG that while they expect demand to visit the Middle East, or transit through it, to return over the coming weeks and months, they won't necessarily start promoting and selling it promptly.