** Travel-related stocks drop in premarket trading as escalating conflict between the U.S., Israel and Iran disrupts global flight routes and shuts key Middle Eastern hubs, casting gloom on the sector
** Cruise operators Norwegian Cruise Line NCLH.N, Carnival Corp CCL.N and Royal Caribbean RCL.N down ~7%, Viking Holdings VIK.N down ~5%
** U.S. airline shares also drop as Mideast escalation triggers flight chaos
** Among other travel-related shares, Airbnb ABNB.O down 2.5%, ExpediaEXPE.O down 3%, while Booking HoldingsBKNG.O and Tripadvisor TRIP.O down 3% and 2.5%, respectively, on low volumes
(Reporting by Neil J Kanatt in Bengaluru)
((Neil.JKanatt@thomsonreuters.com;))
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