Who's Losing, Who's Winning
Tourism Shift in 2026

🇦🇪 UAE / Dubai
−66% (March peak)
Drone attack near Dubai Airport; near-total flight suspension at peak
🇶🇦 Qatar
288 of 308 flights cancelled
Hamad International near-shutdown at peak crisis; long-haul transits grounded
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
−14% Q1 2026
Riyadh & Jeddah bookings slumped; Vision 2030 tourism targets at risk
🇧🇭 Bahrain
92 of 93 flights cancelled
Effectively total airspace shutdown at peak; limited recovery since
🇪🇸 Spain
+32% flight bookings
9.1M visitors in April (new monthly record); targeting 100M for full year 2026
🇮🇹 Italy
+14% arrivals
Boosted by Winter Olympics spotlight + displaced Gulf-bound travellers
🇵🇹 🇬🇷 🇫🇷 Portugal / Greece / France
+5–8% bookings
All recording record summer advance bookings; airline capacity on US & UK routes up 6%
🇮🇪 Ireland
+30% arrivals
Biggest surprise winner; business travel + safe-haven perception driving demand