The survey showed that a decrease cost of a return ticket to the top ten destinations has led to the rise in popularity among tourists, especially now when most are looking for budget leisure packages.

Of all the top ten destinations, Kenya was the only one where ticket prices rose slightly by one per cent whereas the rest had a drop in air fare suggesting the country is losing out due to cost of traveling.

In the ranking, Tanzania was followed by Turkey, Malaysia, Vietnam and Ecuador was fifth with ticket prices to this destination dropping by 17 per cent in first half 2013 compared to the same period last year resulting in bookings increase of 38 per cent.

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