India was the second most visited, which jumped from fourth place to take Saudi Arabia’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 Saudi Arabia’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 ➚ +2 3 Saudi Arabia ➘ -1 4 Turkey ➘ -1 5 United Arab Emirates ⇔ 0 6 Indonesia ⇔ 0 7 Jordan ⇔ 0 8 Philippines ➚ +2 9 Pakistan ➚ +2 10 Morocco ➘ -1 11 Lebanon ➚ +4 12 Sudan ➘ -4 13 Thailand ➘ -1 14 United Kingdom ⇔ 0 15 Malaysia ➘ -2 16 Germany ⇔ 0 17 Azerbaijan ➚ +3 18 United States ⇔ 0 19 Georgia ⇔ 0 20 Bosnia and Herzegovina ➘ -3 21 Kuwait ➚ +3 22 Oman ➚ +3 23 France ⇔ 0 24 Sri Lanka ➘ -2 25 Bahrain ➘ -4 Source: Wego internal data