Up to 30,000 tourists from Germany stranded in Middle East due to war

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2026-03-02

Essen, Germany (dpa) - Up to 30,000 customers of German travel agencies are affected by the war in the Middle East, a leading trade group said on Monday, as a German tour operator set up a crisis for travellers in the region. Anja Karliczek, the chairwoman of the tourism committee in Germany's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, told dpa that "the safety of tourists and travellers stranded in the crisis region is naturally our top priority.......

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