The Gulf Is Opening Back Up. European Airlines Are Still Waiting.

The UK and Australia lift Gulf travel warnings as the Iran war winds down but European carriers remain grounded pending safety clearance, JetBlue doubles down on Fort Lauderdale while retreating from its New York roots, and Airbnb makes its first fintech move with a Hopper-style cancellation product. On today's Skift Daily Briefing, Sarah Dandashy breaks down why Gulf recovery is real but slow and entirely dependent on insurance and regulators, how JetBlue is quietly rebuilding its network around opportunity rather than geography, and what Airbnb's new cancellation feature signals about where the company is heading next. Articles Referenced: Honorable Mention: @AskAConcierge on IGUK and Australia Lift Gulf Travel Warnings but European Airlines Await ClearanceJetBlue Pushes Deeper Into Fort Lauderdale, Shrinks in Newark and LaGuardiaAirbnb Moves Into Fintech With a Hopper-Like Cancel for Any Reason Feature Connect with Skift LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/skift/ WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAL375LikgIXmNPYQ0L/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/skiftnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skiftnews/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@skiftnews Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/skiftnews.bsky.social X: https://twitter.com/skift Subscribe to @SkiftNews and never miss an update from the travel industry.