Shimla, March 2 -- The recent Israel-Iran war is affecting the arrival of foreign tourists in Himachal Pradesh. Hundreds of flights were cancelled on the first of March due to the war, and the airspace to the Middle East is still closed.

The tourism industry in Himachal Pradesh expects a number of tourists' arrivals from the month of March, but the recent situation is certainly going to affect the business activities here.

Prem Sagar, a Tour organiser in Dharamshala, told ANI, "It is not for the first time we are facing such a situation. We have seen such types of situations, and in the past, it has also affected us very badly. So whatever expectations are there, I think from the Middle East world and part of Europe as well, which was e...