Middle East hospitality website Connecting Travel closes down

September 17, 2026 Websites

Connecting Travel, an online publication connecting travel and hospitality professionals in the Middle East with global markets, has closed.

The site launched from Dubai in 2021 as the Middle East brand of Jacobs Media, and served as a sister title to its UK-based B2B trade publication Travel Weekly.

Founder and Chairman, Clive Jacobs, confirmed the closure of the Middle East site.

“After much consideration, Jacobs Media has taken the decision to cease trading the media services of Connecting Travel,” he said.

“We are enormously proud of the platform and community that Connecting Travel built, and grateful to every reader, contributor, client and partner who has been part of that journey.”