According to the recent estimations, MENA (Middle Eastern and African) travelers have rated UAE and Philippines to be among the top 10 destinations to travel at. Wego is a mobile app which is used to calculate the travelling rate of frequent travelers and also helps gather information about each place’s fares and airlines, etc.
Wego releases “MENA Traveler Destination Leaderboards”
Wego’s newest estimations has showed how many people traveled to each destination in 2018:
- Egypt has been traveled the most by the MENA travelers.
- India jumped from 4th to 2nd place this year.
- Saudi Arabia stood 3rd while Turkey remained 4th.
- UAE took its position among the 5th most visited place.
- The Philippines jumped from 10th to 8th place this year as well.
The UAE has been stuck on the same place as it was before due to the fact that a lot of people are coming from Saudi Arabia from there. Moreover, Philippines jumped due to the fact that the Filipino government allowing them to leave for Ramadan. They have formed new airline routes for their benefit.
Top destinations for MENA travelers:
- Egypt
- India
- Saudi Arabia
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- Indonesia
- Jordan
- Pakistan
- Morocco
Also, the top 10 Asia-pacific destinations are:
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- Thailand
- Malaysia
- China
- Maldives
- South Korea
- Australia
- Japan
- Singapore
The estimation for Asia pacific regions are just the same as before. Many of these countries have beautiful beaches which are a source of attraction for MENA people.
Although the UAE and Philippines may differ in a lot of manners, but they do have their source of attraction as a common good quality that attracts the MENA travelers.