In brief
On 3 November 2026, activists in London staged a protest outside the Israeli pavilion at the World Travel Market. Their main complaint was that the pavilion advertised tourism to illegally occupied Palestinian territories, violating promises the British government had made to ban such promotions. Fifteen MPs also addressed the issue, raising questions about the UK’s stance on Israeli settlement tourism.
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, thousands of British anti‑war activists assembled outside the Israeli pavilion at the World Travel Market in London. The demonstration was organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, whose members stood outside the Zionist regimes’ stand and called out what they called “brutal crimes” against Palestinians. The activists demanded the United Kingdom honour its earlier promise to prohibit the promotion of tourism to illegal Israeli settlements in occupied territories.
The campaign issued a statement to Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accusing the Israeli pavilion of advertising travel to the “illegally occupied Palestinian territories.” It urged the foreign secretary to reaffirm the UK’s pledge to ban such promotions. The statement also expressed concern that the presence of entities linked to the settlement enterprise at the London expo had stoked controversy in recent days, drawing criticism from human rights activists and British Members of Parliament.
A group of fifteen MPs has written to the British government, echoing the concerns raised by the campaign. The letters, dispersed through a Facebook post by MiddleEastEye, call for a clear government position on the promotion of Israeli settlements. Though the post links to a page that is currently inaccessible, it reports that the MPs are seeking an official response regarding the government’s policies on settlement tourism.
While the protest was concentrated on the Israeli pavilion, other exhibitors at the expo—including Israeli real‑estate promoters—were also called out for advertising the sale of land in occupied Palestinian areas. The event prompted swift media coverage, and the UK’s travel industry associations are reportedly reviewing the situation. No official government statement announcing a change in policy has yet been released.
The protest underscored a growing trend in Britain, where civil society groups and parliamentarians are increasingly scrutinising the export of Israeli settlement agencies worldwide. Whether the UK will act on its earlier commitments remains to be seen, but the rally at the World Travel Market will no doubt influence the conversation on tourism and occupation in the coming weeks.
