Ramadan in the summer doesn’t have to mean a drop in bookings. ATN looks at where your clients could go to experience the holy month this year.
With the holy month of Ramadan edging ever earlier and earlier each year into the peak summer holiday season, many travel agents are worried that their summer bookings are set to take a battering as local families opt to forgo their usual travel plans and stay at home instead.
But for Muslim clients that still want to get away this summer there are lots of destinations promoting themselves specifically to the GCC market as ideal places to come and experience the holy month of Ramadan.
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John Felix, senior vice president, Emirates Holidays says: “Maybe it won’t be the same volume of people who are travelling out, but there is a mix - some people would definitely prefer to spend Ramadan here and be around their extended family, but there are others who would prefer to travel with their families abroad.”
Felix recommends predominately Muslim destinations such as “Turkey, Egypt, Lebanon and Malaysia” as ideal places to spend Ramadan, and adds that “travelling East is another advantage for people who are fasting as the days become shorter”.
This year Ramadan takes place from around 11 August until 9 September, but don’t forget, it’s set to happen in the summer for the next four years so these destinations will no doubt become very popular with GCC travellers looking to combine their summer escape with a different kind of Ramadan experience.
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