Tourism amid chaos

[EarnOnVictor]

It's war we are talking about, all activities was supposed to be suspended during a time like this. But for the way wars are now upgraded to where full invasion is not necessary, that's why you are seeing only the airspace and a few places like refinery (affected) and waterways shut down. It would have been a total shut down if it were before, so we should be thankful, as activities are still over 95% going on in the region even with the war. I only hope the impact will not be felt too much in some places, since tankers and ships are afraid to pass through some areas.

[Darker45]

Tourism will have to be put on hold because of the conflict. You just can't risk it. I guess the bigger problem aren't those tourists who had second thoughts and had to reschedule their vacation; it's those who have already gone to the middle east but were forced to extend their stay because of flight cancellations. They're practically locked down. That must mean unforeseen additional expenses, going beyond paid time offs, jobs and businesses and families back home waiting indefinitely.

[Somegory]

Due to the strikes against Iran, neighboring countries in the region are also affected. Flights are cancelled going to the middle east. Those going for vacation surely will have second thoughts and will opt to reschedule instead for safety. Those going to middle east for work now also can't go. Multiple events like sport events are being reconsidered. The middle east simply isn't just a hub for oil. It is also a central point for tourism and with this chaos ensuring, this will leave a lasting impact.

But just to put it into perspective, some airports in the middle east have been closed. This becomes a problem since major airlines that uses countries in middle east as layovers can no longer do so.

The skies over the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Israel, Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan all remained nearly empty Tuesday morning, as shown on maps by flight tracking website Flightradar24.

Above all, the safety of the civilians living in the middle east are the most important. Let us all pray for their safety.

I have a friend that moved to Saudi Arabia recently, so in the middle of the chaos and how it has been on the news and on social media, I asked him how it is over there but he was relaxed to my happiness and although he said that there have been few striker but it hasn’t come close to where he lives or any close place to his.
Also the company he is working for has had meeting with them and have passed information about Saudi Arabia commitments to protecting them and other lives.

This is scary, the question is for how long will the strikes keep going on? If there is no end to it then it's only a matter of time before it affects even more people, if he is in that country he is not safe.

I have someone I care about in UAE too they are trapped because they can't leave, this is one reason why I don't like travelling to strangers land, even without war breaking out you are a total stranger over there.

War can break out in any country, even in mine but since I was born here I will gladly accept death here, dying in your father's land is way better than dying in a foreign land.

[Rain1620]

The Middle East is more than a destination, it is the most crucial transit aisle globally. When places like Doha or even Dubai faces restrictions in their airspace, the global aviation model faces a significant breakdown which persuades carriers to use a longer route that bypasses that zone, resulting in high operational cost and consumption of fuel, that the consumers will eventually experience globally not only people heading to the Levant.

Tourism thrives on a perceived safety. Once you label a region a danger zone it takes years, not just  months to regain travelers trust.
Countries like Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan with massive vision 2030 tourism investments, facing economic challenges as flight follows the tourists. People move out from physical assets that are volatile to a safer sovereignty.
One thing we actually overlook is the role of aviation and Maritime insurance. As risk increases rapidly, war risk coverage premiums increases rapidly. This does not just stop tourism. It effectively puts the region under an unofficial embargo. If the cost of insuring a vessel is more than the profit of the route then the region will become a logistical island not minding if the airports are physically present or not.

The way out of this regional paralysis is embracing digital nomadism and decentralized service hubs.
Economic survival can be decoupled from regional geography.If the Middle East switches to online business and tech services while it recovers, it can keep its economy going even if travel's tough without depending wholly on the mercy of its airspace.

[Findingnemo]

Well, if you can't enjoy your trip while some people are getting bombed then sorry for you. How about taking some road trip in your country?

The situation is going to be same or even worse for the next few weeks, so better don't go there even if the flights are resumed for your own safety. We can enjoy the vacation anytime for that we need to stay alive.

[Cryptomultiplier]

Those who ho normally go the holy land as a spiritual visit will have no option than to take a pause and forgo this one visit because the global tensions and crisis is rising in that region and it's bad for both businesses and individuals who find themselves caught in between the escaping tensions in the middle East.
Bitcoin holders of would have to hold in silent and move to safety and am sure traders in that region would have a limited activity for sometime all for safety reasons and the holders if they survive, would be good to go in a few years after the current tensions has de-escalated.

[Bluedrem]

Tourism will have to be put on hold because of the conflict. You just can't risk it. I guess the bigger problem aren't those tourists who had second thoughts and had to reschedule their vacation; it's those who have already gone to the middle east but were forced to extend their stay because of flight cancellations. They're practically locked down. That must mean unforeseen additional expenses, going beyond paid time offs, jobs and businesses and families back home waiting indefinitely.

Even if we think about running the tourism industry in conflict areas, I don't think tourists will go there. Due to the regional situation, there is an unstable situation throughout the Middle East. The people living there are very scared in this situation. They are thinking about leaving the country, on the contrary, it is unimaginable for tourists to come there. Every person loves his life and loving his life can never go to a risky place for vacation.

[r_victory]

I don't think it's the best time to travel to countries near conflict zones. But, as mentioned, the biggest problem is the people who need to work and are unable to do so. Wars are always negative for the civilian population, regardless of whether or not there are good reasons to justify them.

[Odogwu-Blockchain]

I don't think it's the best time to travel to countries near conflict zones. But, as mentioned, the biggest problem is the people who need to work and are unable to do so. Wars are always negative for the civilian population, regardless of whether or not there are good reasons to justify them.

It's painful to see citizens of a country loosing lives, because of war which had caused so many pains and misery on the people of Iran and US. Situations like this just needs the neighboring countries to protect themselves also if they sense any missiles going astray to their way or something similar. Shutting down international movement isn't the only solution, but staying vigilant should be the priorities majorly.

[Shishir99]

Due to the strikes against Iran, neighboring countries in the region are also affected. Flights are cancelled going to the middle east. Those going for vacation surely will have second thoughts and will opt to reschedule instead for safety. Those going to middle east for work now also can't go. Multiple events like sport events are being reconsidered. The middle east simply isn't just a hub for oil. It is also a central point for tourism and with this chaos ensuring, this will leave a lasting impact.

I will blame the entire Middle East for that. They know this is gonna happen today or tomorrow. They didn't speak for Palestine. They allowed the USA to have an army base on their land. America promises them safety from any attacks. The reality is, USA is busy saving Israel instead of saving other arab countries. These are not my words. The people of those countries are saying the same thing.

If the USA technology and its army cannot save us from Iranian drones and missiles, then what is the benefit of having their bases on our soil? I know people are suffering for that and this is sad. I hope these things solve as soon as possible.

[Fortify]

Due to the strikes against Iran, neighboring countries in the region are also affected. Flights are cancelled going to the middle east. Those going for vacation surely will have second thoughts and will opt to reschedule instead for safety. Those going to middle east for work now also can't go. Multiple events like sport events are being reconsidered. The middle east simply isn't just a hub for oil. It is also a central point for tourism and with this chaos ensuring, this will leave a lasting impact.

But just to put it into perspective, some airports in the middle east have been closed. This becomes a problem since major airlines that uses countries in middle east as layovers can no longer do so.

The skies over the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Israel, Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan all remained nearly empty Tuesday morning, as shown on maps by flight tracking website Flightradar24.

Above all, the safety of the civilians living in the middle east are the most important. Let us all pray for their safety.

Unfortunately there is no plan or end objective clearly discussed at the moment. It's basically little Israel picking on Iran while big brother America is just standing behind them menacingly. It is going to cause greater disruption as time goes on and has really burst the bubble of calm that places like the UAE tried to project, it might actually affect their future tourism a lot unless a reasonable solution is found. The fact that there are no troops going it means that America is basically pummeling Iran from the skies which is going to be unlikely to break them and may actually result in some rogue attacks in mainland America where guns are ever prevalent. Right now, like in many cases, the best thing would be if Trump got kicked out of power through impeachment - he has bypassed congress to commit war after all.

[salad daging]

I don't think it's the best time to travel to countries near conflict zones. But, as mentioned, the biggest problem is the people who need to work and are unable to do so. Wars are always negative for the civilian population, regardless of whether or not there are good reasons to justify them.

Maybe those who want to go on vacation to the Middle East can postpone it until the situation is conducive, unlike the workers, the demands that must be made are back to them whether to think about safety or keep going.

I think tourists in the Middle East are now unable to travel because many flights have been canceled, surely this situation will not be conducive in the next few days especially with the US discourse about attacking Iran again, the situation of Middle East tourism is now unfavorable.

[summonerrk]

Due to the strikes against Iran, neighboring countries in the region are also affected. Flights are cancelled going to the middle east. Those going for vacation surely will have second thoughts and will opt to reschedule instead for safety. Those going to middle east for work now also can't go. Multiple events like sport events are being reconsidered. The middle east simply isn't just a hub for oil. It is also a central point for tourism and with this chaos ensuring, this will leave a lasting impact.

But just to put it into perspective, some airports in the middle east have been closed. This becomes a problem since major airlines that uses countries in middle east as layovers can no longer do so.

The skies over the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Israel, Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan all remained nearly empty Tuesday morning, as shown on maps by flight tracking website Flightradar24.

Above all, the safety of the civilians living in the middle east are the most important. Let us all pray for their safety.

Recently, a good friend of mine was finally able to save up for a trip to Dubai, and he was happy. And on the day of the outbreak of the armed conflict, he was unable to fly home.
Now he has written me a short report that the situation is calm. Our media is causing more panic and people who are prone to panic. There is a feeling of anxiety, but because there is no understanding when the departures will open. It's also very funny that he writes about business jets flying at a cost of 10k dollars per seat, but it's clear that ordinary people can't afford it. It's a bad situation, what can I say.

[viljy]

Well, tourism is now canceled. The tourism industry can only exist in peacetime. During the war, refugees appeared instead of tourists. There are also very rich refugees, as they are now in the Emirates. Meanwhile, a huge number of people are unable to leave the region, trapped as they are.

True. But what can refugees do if airports are closed for purpose. Sad reality, but maybe this is the safest option for now.

Where there is war, chaos follows. And worst is, everyone could turn as victims no matter how they avoid it.

I pity those who were trapped. Tourism is now cancelled. But the destructions we are seeing right now might not be the end yet, there's probably more to come.

By the way, this shows that an economy in which tourism occupies a large share (the service economy) is actually not a real diversification of income from the resource economy (oil production), but it is just a fiction that exists only in peacetime. But in this region, war, not peacetime, is the "normality", because there have always been conflicts there, whether you rewind time 20 years ago or 50 years ago or more... This region is not for tourism. In general, tourism there has been destroyed forever, as well as investments in real estate. In fact, this is the beginning of the Third World War.

[imthegreat]

Recently, a good friend of mine was finally able to save up for a trip to Dubai, and he was happy. And on the day of the outbreak of the armed conflict, he was unable to fly home.
Now he has written me a short report that the situation is calm. Our media is causing more panic and people who are prone to panic. There is a feeling of anxiety, but because there is no understanding when the departures will open. It's also very funny that he writes about business jets flying at a cost of 10k dollars per seat, but it's clear that ordinary people can't afford it. It's a bad situation, what can I say.

Tour operators are feeling bad right now. In the country where I live, they are ordered to refund tourists for cancelled tours to the Middle East after the sales ban comes into force. But in order for businesses to "calmly cope" with the workload, the government allowed the use of funds from the personal responsibility fund and granted a three-month delay in its replenishment.
The issue of the removal of those stuck in the UAE is being resolved at the level of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. But I heard that the empty aircraft took off yesterday.

[bakasabo]

I have heard many times that UAE is the safest place on Earth. Strict laws, 0 criminal activity, you dont have to worry about anything. Now thousands of people are trapped in UAE. They cant leave it by air, leaving by land isnt safe as well due to neighbor countries and situation there. Rather unique situation when the most safest place lost that status in days or hours. Tourism was 10% of UAE GPD. It was in top10 places to visit. I have read that missile or parts of it were shot down above one of UAE wanders - Archipelagoes in Dubai. Such news are going to hit tourism in UAE hard.

[Zigabel]

This is no good time to travel for vacations of any sort to the middle east. Except you do not place priority on your safety and by the way, most Airlines are not using that airspace for now, for safety reasons.  For those who wants to go on vacations and cannot wait, there are several other vacation destinations in the world they can actually travel to and have their vacation experiences and maybe after the war, they can make their middle east trip again, maybe not immediately as there will be some changes in some places due to the war.

[ndutndut]

It's sad to watch military actions on Iran take away the non material needs of travelers and tourists. Terrorist are all over the middle east, the air on that region will only be flawn by military aircrafts heavily dropping bombs on the streets and buildings. It's risky out there, at the moment, people shouldn't think of going on vacation to war related nations.

War always has a major impact worldwide, especially on countries close to the warring states. Many domestic flights are grounded and many other impacts occur when war breaks out, harming other countries.

The UAE especially Dubai, is known as a tourist paradise. Many influencers vacation there, and many events are held there. Dubai is known not only as a tourist haven but also as one of the safest cities. However, when the Iran, Israel and US war broke out no Middle Eastern country was safe. Iranian missiles were falling everywhere, even into city centers and residential areas. People fled for their lives in the face of the incessant Iranian missile attacks.

So, the impact of war is indeed profound not just on tourism. Even in my country, Indonesia, the impact of the war is starting to be felt, especially with rumors of a fuel shortage. Moreover, a few days ago the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources issued a statement that Indonesia's fuel stocks would only last 21 days. This statement made the public increasingly panic, resulting in panic buying of fuel after hearing news from one of the ministers that the Israel-Iran war would lead to potential energy shortages.

[karabiber]

Dubai, the center of the rosy life in the Middle East, has been the target of bombs for the past week. It has been proven in this war that they are actually insignificant, as they have made concessions to some countries despite not taking sides. Without security, everything else is meaningless. A large part of tourism in Dubai will be disrupted. The continuation of the war will negatively affect every sector except defense and arms. Tourism is a sector that thrives in safe areas; no one wants to go to a place where bombs are falling. Therefore, difficult times lie ahead for them.

[tbterryboy]

Tourism and the economy need security above all else. Neither tourism nor the economy in general can flourish in a region rife with tension. Fortunately, this war in the Middle East is temporary, and when it ends, everything will return to normal.

Tourism is I think part of the economy already but yeah, an economy needs a security. Security can mean many things but one of it that we need is security when war comes. Current war in middle east were maybe temporary only but I think this country is known to have frequent wars. I don't know if war here can be stopped permanently though.

Wars are the worst thing because they not only disrupt tourism but life itself. Here in my country, we suffered from wars for a long time, and tourism almost completely stopped, even though it was thriving in the not-so-distant past and provided a very important source of revenue for the government. But war changed everything.

Disrupt is not just postpone but it literally ends one life if they will get badly hit by a war weapon. But war is I think not only the one that can affect tourism, and then tourism is not only the one that can get affected by the wars. what happened on your country or economy is sad to hear mate but maybe you guys still have a plan b even for a while when war is still on going? Hhmm..