Sudan named top 'up and coming' destination

By Tom Farley, Wed 8 Feb 2012 - Published in Travel Insurance

Holidaymakers looking for something different are heading to the tropical climates of Sudan.

As part of this year's Wanderlust Readers' Travel Awards the country came top of the chart for "up-and-coming" holiday destinations. Other key mentions were for Greenland and Mongolia as people look for those unique vacation experiences.

Sudan makes up eight per cent of Africa and is becoming increasingly popular for holidaymakers. Other surprising entries such as Iran and Lebanon made up the rest of the list and highlighted that people are moving away from the traditional holiday resorts.

Lyn Hughes, of the magazine, said: "I totally agree with Sudan at top place in this category. I was lucky enough to discover this first-hand last year and experience its warm welcome, layers of history and few tourists."

Whilst the African hotspot topped the "emerging" category a recent survey by Euromonitor International found that Hong Kong was the place-to-be for city breaks knocking London off the top of the list.

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