Posts by Wego
Sponsored: Welcome to the New World of Travel
27/10/2022 by Wego
FOLLOWING a long period of strict entry conditions, heightened hygiene protocols, and swift vaccine deployment, the summer of 2022 finally demonstrated that it is now largely possible to travel the world once more. Most tourist destinations in the MENA region, Europe, and the world have started to w [...]
Sponsored: Wego looks at travel trends in the MENA region through pre and post-pandemic data
11/10/2022 by Wego
THE tourism sector has in recent years gone through difficult times. However, thanks to the combination of successful vaccination campaigns and the pent-up demand of frustrated travellers, the situation in the sector improved significantly during the summer of 2022. But has the travel and tourism [...]
These cities in the Middle East are experiencing domestic travel boom
15/12/2020 by Wego
WHILE the raging pandemic has practically rendered international leisure travel off the table for much of 2020, the desire to pack our bags and indulge in the passion of discovery is far from being extinguished. This desire is most apparent when we take note of the domestic travel boom in many regi [...]
Travel 2021 Predictions: A take on what travel might look like the next year with Covid-19
07/12/2020 by Wego
LET’S be honest - who in 2019 could have predicted that a microscopic organism would come out of the blue and like a wrecking ball turn our world upside down? Yet, here we are, hoping that the next year will be the ray of sunshine at the end of a long, grim tunnel. What will 2021 be like? Are we [...]
Wego data reveals how travel behaviour in the Middle East has changed post Covid
30/11/2020 by Wego
THE coronavirus pandemic has brought about irrevocable changes in the world of travel. Travel priorities along with the pattern of booking and planning have seen considerable changes throughout 2020 in the Middle East and the rest of the world.  In the latest Customer Behaviour Report 2021 [...]
Wego takes pulse on traveller intent and Covid trends in Africa: Part 2
25/11/2020 by Wego
IN the run-up to WiT Middle East tomorrow, November 25, we present the second part of the Wego Travel Pulse “Covid-19 & MENA Traveller Intent” from November 18. Part 2, North Africa. North Africa: Travel Pulse Wego internal, North Africa search activity by user loc [...]
Planning the perfect holiday during a pandemic
05/10/2020 by Wego
This is an editorial contribution from Wego . It is no doubt that planning your holiday during a pandemic can be worrying and exasperating. Wego is helping travellers have a more pleasant experience when planning for their perfect holiday with the best travel advice. We have put together a li [...]
The different phases of travel’s gradual recovery
01/10/2020 by Wego
This is an editorial contribution from Wego. Covid-19 has definitely changed the travel scene, but the easing of lockdown measures and the lifting of some travel restrictions are helping with the gradual recovery of the tourism industry. With governments putting in place stringent plans, stim [...]