Egypt launches Arabic booking portal

Travelstart in Egypt recently announced launch of its Arabic language travel services portal.

“Our vision has always been to introduce online services in Arabic, making it easier for Egyptians to book and purchase travel services,” said Ahmed Saadeddine, country manager of Travelstart Egypt. “Travelstart focuses on tech-savvy, adventurous customers that demand online tools has proved very successful for us with almost 300% increase in sales over the past year. We hope that introduction of our Arabic services will boost sales further.”

With nearly 45 million Internet users in Egypt, Travelstart’s Arabic/English website is positioned to capitalize on future growth. According to PayFort, Egypt’s online ticket purchases in Egypt are expected to grow from US$1.9 billion in 2014 to US$2.8 billion by 2020.

With 2014 sales totalling over 30 million Egyptian Pounds, ticket purchases increasing by 263% and unique website visitors surpassing 1.2 m, Travelstart Egypt has demonstrated that Egyptian customers respond very positively to innovative online services.