Travel bookings for Hurghada see significant y-o-y growth rates
Hurghada sees significant growth in travel bookings in 1Q17: Travel bookings for Hurghada have seen significant growth rates during the first three months of the year, according to a report from Traveltainment. Bookings surged 102% year-on-year in January, followed by a 52% y-o-y growth rate in February and a 72% increase in March. “These growth rates are well ahead of the double-digit declines in the first quarter of last year, and have reinforced the Red Sea destination’s position as the third-largest destination airport for German package holidaymakers,” German travel trade magazine fvw says.
This comes as Marsa Alam’s Sharm El Luli beach was ranked as the third-best beach in the Middle East in TripAdvisor’s 2017 Travelers’ Choice rankings. Shark’s Bay Beach and Ras Um Sid in Sharm El Sheikh landed in the fifth and seventh spots, respectively, while Dubai’s Jumeirah Public Beach took the number one spot on the travel site’s list.