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Package Holiday Prices to Dubai and Egypt Fall 25 Percent and 8 Percent
TravelSupermarket data shows average all-inclusive family stays in the UAE and Egypt cost less in August 2026 than a year earlier. European destinations recorded increases of 3 to 5 percent as some UK travelers shifted away from the Middle East after the Iran conflict.
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Package holiday prices for families traveling to Dubai and Egypt dropped sharply for August compared with last summer as UK travelers avoided routes near the Iran conflict zone. BBC News reported that the average all-inclusive seven-night family stay in the United Arab Emirates fell 25 percent while the same trip to Egypt declined 8 percent.
Prices to Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey also eased, falling 6.5 percent, 2.5 percent and 1.6 percent respectively.
In contrast, package deals to Spain, Portugal and Greece rose between 3 percent and 5 percent. The cost of an average all-inclusive seven-night family stay in Spain reached £155 per person, up 4 percent, while Portugal increased 3 percent and Greece 5 percent. Tim and Natalie Harris from Swansea cancelled a Dubai booking after the conflict began and lost their deposit.
They instead reserved an all-inclusive package to Mexico for £6,400 for their family of four. The UK Foreign Office dropped its advice against travel to Dubai last month after the US and Iran reached a ceasefire agreement but warned that the situation in the region remains unpredictable.
Bookings have increased since the ceasefire, according to Richard Slater, managing director of Henbury Travel Limited in Macclesfield.
His agency completed roughly a month’s worth of reservations in the past week, including last-minute Mediterranean trips and cruises. Travelers are shortening trips, with most sales now for eight to ten nights often combined with a short city break. Montenegro, Malta and Madeira have gained popularity as alternatives offering better value.
