Skyscanner shares travel insights during UAE Half-Term
- Date: 21-Feb-2023
- Source: Zawya
- Sector:Financial Markets
- Country:UAE
Skyscanner shares travel insights during UAE Half-Term
- Searches are up +185% compared to the previous year
- Booking windows for flights in February also see increase compared to 2022, suggesting a return to pre-pandemic booking windows as consumer confidence continues to grow and travellers book flights earlier
Travel searches within the GCC – top 3:
- Saudi Arabia (+494% increase compared to previous year)
- Qatar (+626% increase compared to previous year)
- Oman (+231% increase compared to previous year)
International travel searches – top 10
- India (+292% increase compared to previous year)
- Pakistan (+246% increase compared to previous year)
- United Kingdom (+178% increase compared to previous year)
- Egypt (+238% increase compared to previous year)
- Thailand (+522% increase compared to previous year)
- Philippines (-16% decrease compared to previous year)
- Maldives (+569% increase compared to previous year)
- Italy (+103% increase compared to previous year)
- Germany (+143% increase compared to previous year)
- United States (+162% increase compared to previous year)
Flight bookings made more than 30 days before departure in February 2023 are up 7% compared to 2022, whilst flight bookings made less than 30 days before departure are down 6% from the previous year.
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