Thanks to Khabah for a very detailed post on the situation. My wife that has been yearning to go read it in full from my screen with a sad expression on her face. It's sad really as the middle east appears to be the most realistic destination over winter for sunseekers igf youäre travelling out of northern Europe. As you say, there's Dubai and Doha but there's nothing genuine about those destinations compared to what I expect to find in Oman.