India, March 9 -- Geopolitical tensions over the past year have increasingly become the new normal. From the Russia and Ukraine War to rising tensions closer home between India and Pakistan, and now the escalating confrontation involving the United States and Iran, global instability has remained elevated.

For the travel industry, which had only just begun recovering from the devastation of the pandemic, these conflicts have translated into a fresh cycle of disruptions.

Recent escalations have already triggered flight cancellations, suspended routes and fresh travel advisories across the Middle East, sending ripples through the global tourism and aviation ecosystem.

The sector had only begun witnessing a steady rebound in 2023 after th...