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 and 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, and 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 and 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 and 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, and airports.”
The government has also dropped its warnings against travelling to Qatar and most parts of Saudi Arabia.
