Wego has revealed the popularity of global destinations among Middle East travellers, based on flight and hotel data analysis.
The leaderboard, covering the first four months of 2025, shows Egypt and KSA as the top destinations, a consistent trend for the past decade.
Rounding up the top three is India. Having recently become the most populous country in the world, the highest number of Indians living outside India is in the Middle East, so it is no surprise that the country is the top non-Middle East country.
Recent developments that further cement India’s strong position include India’s largest carrier, IndiGo, launching three new flight routes to Abu Dhabi; Mumbai-based Akasa Air starting another two flight routes to Abu Dhabi; and Royal Jordanian announcing public plans to start flying to Delhi and Mumbai.
Continuing a trend Wego reported on last year, Pakistan continues to gain ground, boosted by the success of ‘Salam Pakistan’ campaign, the stable economic…

































