The Foreign Office has dropped its advice against travelling to Dubai,. warned British citizens that "the situation remains unpredictable" in the region.
The announcement makes it easier for people planning to visit the popular holiday destination, after the US. Iran reached an agreement to stop the war.
However, the foreign traveladvice pagefor the United Arab Emirates saidthat despite the peace deal, "attacks could resume at short notice".
Thousands of Britons were leftstranded in the Middle Eastwhen the conflict broke out,. many airlines have suspended flights to the major travel hubs in the region.
More than 1.4 million Brits visited Dubai last year and it has become a major holiday and business destination.
Lifting the "do not travel" advice means. people travelling to the UAE will no longer risk invalidating their travel insurance.
Despite this, there were early signs that some carriers could be slow to restart their services.
Virgin Atlantic suspended flights until winter 2027 after the war started,. a spokesperson said on Thursday that this "remains the case".
British Airways said earlier in June that it would not resume flights to the UAE until October 2026.
Emirates, which is owned by the state, has still been operating flights to the region during the conflict.
Mark Tanzer. the chief executive of Abta, an industry group for travel agents, said he expected to see a "positive impact" on travel to the region.
"This is the most important development for tourism to. through the Middle East in some time, we know the government won't have taken this decision lightly," he said.
"We know from our research that people have been delaying booking their summer holiday because they wanted to see what happened with the conflict in the Middle East,. that the government travel advice is an important factor in confidence to travel.
"While we're not out of the woods yet. hopefully this change will open up the market more broadly – there are some very competitively priced holidays for this summer, so if you're still to book, now is the time to do it."
The Foreign Office advice said: "The US. Iran have announced a memorandum of understanding in relation to the conflict in the Middle East.
"The situation remains unpredictable and attacks could resume at short notice."
It continued: "Before the 8 April ceasefire, the Iranian regime had stated its intention to target locations in the Gulf associated with the United States. Israel.
"This included US or Israeli-linked organisations, businesses, facilities and institutions.
"Iran has previously targeted civilian infrastructure across the region such as ports, hotels, roads, bridges, energy facilities, oil production sites, water systems,. airports."
The government has also dropped its warnings against travelling to Qatar and most parts of Saudi Arabia.
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