Egypt, ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ and UAE maintain top travel spots for MENA travelers

European countries that have made the list were the UK, Germany and Azerbaijan – ranking at 14, 17 and 18 respectively. (Shutterstock)
  • India was the second most visited, which jumped from fourth place to take ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ’s spot
  • European countries that have made the list were the UK, Germany and Azerbaijan – ranking at 14, 17 and 18 respectively

DUBAI: Egypt maintained its top spot as the most visited country for travelers from the Middle East and North African area during the second quarter of 2018, according to a report published by travel search engine Wego.
India was the second most visited, which jumped from fourth place to take ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ’s spot. The Kingdom slipped down one spot to third, while Turkey and the UAE hold the fourth and fifth spots respectively.
Jordan stayed at the seventh spot, while Morocco dropped down a spot to become tenth.
Lebanon also made the list, with the latter jumping up four places to reach the 11th spot.
European countries that have made the list were the UK, Germany and Azerbaijan – ranking at 14, 17 and 18 respectively.
Here’s the full list:

Top 25 Destinations Globally
for MENA-based Travellers

Rank
Q2 2018

Country

Change from
Q2 2017

1

Egypt

⇔

0

2

India

âžš

+2

3

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ

➘

-1

4

Turkey

➘

-1

5

United Arab Emirates

⇔

  0

6

Indonesia

⇔

  0

7

Jordan

⇔

  0

8

Philippines

âžš

+2

9

Pakistan

âžš

+2

10

Morocco

➘

-1

11

Lebanon

âžš

+4

12

Sudan

➘

-4

13

Thailand

➘

-1

14

United Kingdom

⇔

  0

15

Malaysia

➘

-2

16

Germany

⇔

  0

17

Azerbaijan

âžš

+3

18

United States

⇔

  0

19

Georgia

⇔

  0

20

Bosnia and Herzegovina

➘

-3

21

Kuwait

âžš

+3

22

Oman

âžš

+3

23

France

⇔

  0

24

Sri Lanka

➘

-2

25

Bahrain

➘

-4

Source: Wego internal data