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Egypt Voted Most Popular Tourist Destination Thanks to World Cup Group

I mean, who would travel to Saudi Arabia or Russia instead of all this glory we call Egypt?

Staff Writer

In a spot of upbeat news this fine Eid day, Egypt was listed as the number one destination of choice for group A teams in the FIFA World Cup 2018, in a poll titled "Travel World Cup" as seen on Egypt Independent. Egypt was the number one destination of it's group in the Telegraph poll, receiving more votes than Uruguay, Saudi Arabia and Russia. In the June 14th poll, Egypt gained 37% of the 880 votes, Bloomberg ranked Egypt as one of the top 20 travel destinations, showing Egypt's recent increase in touristic appeal.

Trip Adviser also rated one of Egypt's beaches in Marsa Alam -Sharm al Luli Beach- as one of the top 25 beaches in the world. Egypt is set to play against Russia on Tuesday, and then Saudi Arabia on Monday, June 25th. 

Main image from Fifa.com