Salik, parking and petrol cost more from Jun 1

About this episode

The episode discusses rising fuel prices in Dubai, the impact of conflict on air travel demand, and the surge in staycations during Eid.

01 Jun 2026. Huge changes in Dubai from today, including petrol prices rising around 8% while diesel drops by over 7%. Global oil prices are falling, so why are UAE fuel prices going up again in June? We find out with Kpler. Plus, air passenger demand in the Middle East almost halved in April due to the conflict. We discuss the global impact and the search for green shoots of recovery with Kashif Khalid from IATA. And hoteliers across the UAE are celebrating a surge in staycations over Eid. But will local demand be enough to see them through the summer? Kym Barter, MD of Atlantis the Royal and Atlantis the Palm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guests: Kashif Khalid, Kym Barter

Topics covered

• fuel prices
• air passenger demand
• UAE tourism
• staycations
• global oil market
• Middle East conflict

Keywords

• Dubai
• fuel prices
• petrol
• diesel
• IATA
• staycations
• Kpler
• Kashif Khalid
• Kym Barter

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kpler, IATA, Atlantis the Royal, Atlantis the Palm

Products: petrol, diesel

Places: Dubai

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