One thing I have noticed as an ex-pat for the past 15 years is that the British can be very Anglo-centric. It seems a lot of people think that the British are the only people who ever go on holiday!
Although the British are the most active buyers on the property market, they comprise a very small proportion of visitors to the Red Sea Riviera at the moment.
It's very big with Eastern Europeans as it's very easy to get to from there compared with the other major winter sun destinations such as the Canaries, and prices are affordable as well.
You just need to look at the arrivals/departures board at the airport to see where the tourists are coming from - places like Kosice in Slovakia, Vilnius in Lithuania, Kiev and Moscow of course. Lots and lots of tourists from Moscow.
It's big with the Scandis as well.
So don't judge the potential simply on the fact that not so many Brits are holidaying there yet.
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