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Explained: Is the Middle East conflict changing people's travel plans?

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Sun, 22 Mar 2026, 12:42pm

Explained: Is the Middle East conflict changing people's travel plans?

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sun, 22 Mar 2026, 12:42pm

The conflict in the Middle East has continued for another week, and there's concerns from industry experts about it impacting tourism.

Intrepid Travel’s chief executive recently confirmed travellers are delaying their plans until the second half of the year in the hope disruption caused by the Iran war will be resolved.

BloggerAtLarge.com writer Megan Singleton says people are concerned about the impact of fuel prices driving up the cost of flights.

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