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October 3, 2024 Naresh Kumar

Is it safe to travel to the Middle East right now?

Your rights if you decide to cancel an upcoming holiday to the Middle East and the latest advice on travel by country

With full-scale war seemingly imminent, the Middle East has been plunged into a crisis on a scale unmatched since the Arab-Israeli conflict of 1967. Confident of US support and dismissive of conditions, Israel has told Tehran that Tuesday night’s missile attack was “a big mistake” and that Iran would suffer “a painful response”. The timing and proportionality of the threatened retaliation is unclear, but the reverberations will be felt across the Middle East and beyond. Here’s what the war will mean for travelers.

What’s the latest travel advice on the Middle East?

Israel: As of October 2, the Foreign Office warns against all travel to Gaza, the West Bank and the northern regions bordering Lebanon and Syria, and advises against all non-essential travel to the rest of the country.

Jordan: But for a 3km strip along the Syrian border, there are no warnings against travel to Jordan, although Jordanian airspace was closed for the duration of the Iranian missile attack and flights to and from the country are likely to be delayed or cancelled in the event of further strikes. Foreign Office advice was updated on October 1 to note that debris from an intercepted missile had fallen on the capital Amman.

Egypt: Long-standing advice against all travel to North Sinai, bordering Israel, remains in place, as does the similarly enduring caution against non-essential travel to the Western Desert. There are no warnings in place for Cairo, the Nile or the Red Sea resorts of Sharm el-Sheikh, Marsa Alam and Hurghada. The Foreign Office notes that ongoing military operations against Houthi militants in Yemen could affect travel advice for nearby countries including Egypt.

The UAE and Oman: There are no advisories against travel to the emirates, including Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Ras al Khaimah, nor to Oman.

Are Egypt and Jordan safe for tourists?

The Foreign Office and Germany’s Federal Foreign Office consider both countries to be reasonably safe for tourists, although the UK advice warns that terrorists are likely to try to carry out attacks in Jordan, and that “there may be heightened anti-western sentiment”.

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