As the diplomatic talk in the Middle East sharpened into threats, Sharon Topper did what a responsible traveler should do: She canceled her flight to Israel.
But thousands of travelers did not change their itineraries. They ignored the advisories and alerts and kept their travel plans to the Middle East—and now they're stuck in a hotel in Dubai's Palm Jumeirah, part of the largest passenger stranding event since the pandemic.
So why didn't they heed the warnings?
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