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Special TTG podcast episode: What does the Iran conflict mean for travel?

Middle East
Sophie Griffiths
3 March 2026

TTG has released a special episode of our Unpacked, by TTG podcast amidst the ongoing crisis in the Middle East as we take a deep dive into the implications on the travel industry.

Special podcast episode: What does the Iran conflict mean for travel?

The TTG news team discuss the wider implications of the Middle East conflict on the travel industry and what the long term implications may be

 

Travel agent Sam Ballard, owner of Leicester-based Club Voyages, joins the TTG news team to discuss the wider implications of the conflict, as he reveals his client in the UAE is literally "watching missiles fly overhead".

Editor-in-chief Sophie Griffiths and content and cruise editor Harry Kemble discuss with Sam how agents are looking after their stranded customers at this time, what the impact on cruises in the region has been, and what the wider implications of the crisis on travel bookings will be.