Overview
- Germany’s Foreign Office maintains explicit warnings for multiple Gulf and Middle Eastern countries while issuing targeted advisories for Turkish border provinces and cautions near military sites in Cyprus and on Crete.
- Major tour operators have extended free rebooking or cancellations, with Tui suspending trips and regional transits through April 7 and others, including DER Touristik and Alltours, pushing cutoffs into late March.
- Airlines and cruise lines continue to reshape schedules, with Lufthansa Group pausing Larnaca flights and Tui Mein Schiff and MSC withdrawing from Gulf itineraries as thousands of travelers face delays or remain stranded.
- Security incidents include a drone strike near the Akrotiri base on Cyprus and three ballistic projectiles intercepted over Turkey, with NATO, Ankara and Tehran offering conflicting accounts of the rockets’ origin and intent.
- No blanket warning is in place for Turkey, Crete or Red Sea resorts such as Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh; travelers are urged to register with ELEFAND and note that fee‑free cancellations typically hinge on official travel warnings.