Travel to the Middle East: uncertainties and new travel warnings!

Travel to the Middle East: uncertainties and new travel warnings!

Aalen, Deutschland - The current developments in the Middle East have noticeable effects on tourism in the region, such as the Swabian Post reported. Popular travel destinations such as Egypt, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates, which are traditionally very popular with German vacationers, are particularly affected. The Federal Foreign Office has published corresponding travel instructions and warnings for several Arab countries in which the security situation is heavily tense due to the Iran Israel conflict.

Currently, some international flight connections are affected. Important routes are blocked, which leads to delays and failures. In addition, there is a special travel warning for Israel to avoid travelers to avoid the country. Many Germans are currently in the region, and the Federal Foreign Office is recommended to observe the security situation closely. Tagesschau and a state of emergency was proclaimed.

travel agencies in the Ostalbkreis

Despite the precarious situation, the Aalen -based travel agency Demirtas can look forward to a stable customer current. There are currently no problems with cancellations or rebookings, because trips to the Arab world are mostly booked for winter. However, other travel agencies, such as Ellwanger study trips, report numerous inquiries from customers who want to change their bookings to Egypt, Tunisia or Dubai. The demand for these goals has noticeably decreased.

The situation in Iran is particularly problematic for some travelers. Two customers of the Gmünder travel agency Selcuk are directly affected - one is stuck in Iran and another from Iraq could organize a return flight via Kuwait. Barbara Hammel-Martincic from the Lorcher travel agency Globus notices a general reluctance to new bookings, but has so far not seen any cancellations or shifting of bookings.

security situation and travel warnings

The Federal Foreign Office has updated its travel warnings in these turbulent times and now includes other countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan. A total of 18 countries of travel warnings are affected at the current time, which is a significant warning for all travel -loving Germans. In addition, Federal Foreign Minister Johann WadePhul appeals to the citizens during his Middle East trip to take the official travel warnings seriously and, if necessary, to register the crisis priority. For your own security, to pursue current media reports and to report unusual events immediately.

While the demand decreases for certain travel destinations, it can also be seen that many travelers are aware of their responsibility and keep an eye on the circumstances. Even at this time it is important to keep a cool head and make the right decisions.