STILL thinking of where to go this Eid Al-Adha? Wego.ae, the largest travel marketplace in the Middle East, took some cues from some of the region’s most famous personalities and celebrity Instagram accounts for some suggestions.
“As Eid Al-Adha approaches we scoured some of the more popular celebrity Instagram accounts for some destination inspiration, and we’re certainly not disappointed,” said Mamoun Hmedan, managing director of Wego Middle East, North Africa and India.
“We were particularly motivated by Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed who shows what an adventurer he is,” Hmedan said. “From the Scottish Highlands to hiking to the top of the Half Dome at Yosemite National Park, the Prince is an avid explorer and great photographer as his Instagram attests to.”
“Joelle Mardinian, television host and brand ambassador, clearly loves the French Riviera, and social media funnyman Abdullaziz Baz who travels through Zanzibar, Tanzania, Australia and more mixes some great personality into his destination shots,” he added.
“We found photographer and social media star, Lulwa Al Khataf’s inspiring journeys through the Maldives, Oman, Malaysia and Paris particularly enticing, and host and brand ambassador Logain Omran had us checking out flights to the Seychelles with her recent Instagram snaps.”
“Haifa Beseisso had us adding the Dominican Republic, India’s Kerala, and Tokyo to our list, and Dubai restaurateur and foodie, Taim Alfalasi added Turkey’s Antalya and New York. In addition, menswear and lifestyle specialist, Elias El-indari took our breath away with his shots atop Glacier 3000 in Diablerets, Switzerland,” said Hmedan.
Other adventurous Instagrammers extended Wego’s destination list even more and the team bought some larger suitcases after checking out Style presenter, Aline Watfa’s attendance at Paris Fashion Week, and Mariam Said’s dreamy pictures of Tuscany spiked discussion about whether the team would ever return to the office.
“If we discovered anything in seeking destination ideas for Eid Al-Adha, apart from a very long list of inspirational Instagram accounts, it’s that we all see the world through unique eyes and discovery is but a plane journey away,” concluded Hmedan.
Wego.com provides award winning travel search websites and top ranked mobile apps for travelers living in the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions. Wego harnesses powerful yet simple to use technology that automates the process of searching and comparing results from hundreds of airlines, hotels and online travel agency websites.
Wego presents an unbiased comparison of all travel products and prices offered in the marketplace by merchants, both local and global, and enables shoppers to quickly find the best deal and place to book whether from an airline or hotel direct, or with a third party aggregator website .
Wego was founded in 2005, is dual-headquartered in Dubai and Singapore and is backed by investors including Tiger Global Management, Crescent Point Group and SquarePeg Capital, and MBC Group – the Middle East’s largest media organization. — SG
