PARIS TOURISM SLOWED DOWN DUE TO MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

Samuel Dorsi -
Ahead of March, signs point to cooling momentum in Paris visitor numbers, data from the local tourism authority suggest. Not since late February has growth held steady - timing that lines up with risi ...

IRAN WAR: JET FUEL PRICES SOAR AND RESULT IN HIGHER AIRFARES

Vanderlei J. Pollack -
Early 2026 saw rising tensions in the Middle East intensify after American forces conducted an air operation targeting Iranian positions on February 28. That event unsettled international flight netwo ...

SOME EUROPEAN DESTINATIONS BENEFIT FROM THE WAR IN IRAN

Michael Trout -
Now drawing crowds once headed east, coastal spots across southern Europe fill up faster than expected. Instead of boarding planes to troubled zones, vacationers choose familiar shores where flights r ...

SWITZERLAND APPROVES NEW TRANSIT FEE FOR FOREIGN DRIVERS

Sara Thopson -
On March 20, 2026, after a heated debate, Switzerland’s National Council backed a disputed charge aimed at foreign drivers passing through just to cut travel time between nearby countries. Though smal ...

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN TOURISM HIT BY IRAN CONFLICT

Samuel Dorsi -
Now unfolding across the Middle East, a chain of military actions - sparked by American and Israeli operations against Iran on February 28, 2026, then met with retaliatory strikes - is sending tremors ...