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Current Impact: Middle East Crisis (4th edition)

This survey is for tour operators and DMCs with European product. All contributions are confidential. We only share aggregated data.

It is the fourth edition (27 July to 02 August 2026) so, even if you completed an earlier version, please respond so we can track progress and continue to provide current insight to European policy makers on industry impact, response and needs.

The questions address how the crisis and its consequences are affecting business - directly and indirectly - through factors such as airspace disruptions, rising travel and energy costs, client confidence, and impact of uncertainty on planning.

Thank you for contributing your expertise and perspectives.

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For current coverage online visit www.etoa.org/insight-and-policy/middle-east-crisis/
1.What type of organisation are you?(Required.)
2.To what extent has the current Middle East crisis impacted your business?
3.Which source market(s) do you work with?
4.What impacts do you see now? Select all that apply.
5.How would you describe the level of flexibility from your suppliers and partners following the escalation of the situation? (e.g. are they offering low-to-no-penalty re-booking options, or are they strictly enforcing standard terms and conditions?)
Very flexible
Flexible
Inflexible
Very inflexible
Not applicable
Publicly operated attractions and cultural sites (e.g. museums, monuments, state or city-run attractions)
Hotels / accommodation providers
Transport providers (airlines, coach companies, rail, etc.)
Private attractions, venues and experience providers
Other private suppliers
6.Thinking about your clients, what measures have you implemented in response to the situation? Select all that apply.
7.Looking ahead, what are your organisation's main concerns?
8.Impact on in-house travel policy (responses will help us feed into wider discussion about impact of crisis on business travel). Please indicate the likelihood of the following being true for the rest of 2026:
Very likely
Likely
Unlikely
Very unlikely
Not sure or too early to say
We will reduce business travel
We will send fewer people to events
We will attend fewer in-person events
9.Please describe any strategic decisions you expect to take in the next few months if the situation continues. (e.g. shift in source market or product focus, organisational restructuring)
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