Spain and Portugal are ​experiencing a surge in late spring and summer flight and hotel bookings as millions of travellers steer away from ‌war-affected destinations and hubs in and around the Middle East, industry data Show.

Reuters – Summer flight bookings to Spain, including transit, soared 32% year-on-year as of April 2, while hotel searches rose 28%, according to digital travel marketing platform Sojern. Portugal recorded a 21% rise in flight bookings, with hotel searches up 16%.

Travel data firm ​Mabrian noted a pullback from Middle Eastern destinations last month and an uptick for the southern Mediterranean, with Spain, which rivals ​France as the world's most visited country, the main beneficiary of the shift.