BEIRUT — Fireworks lit up the night sky over Beirut’s famous St. Georges Hotel as hit songs from the 1960s and 70s filled the air in a courtyard overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The retro-themed ...
Lebanon does know that its diaspora is essential to help revive the country's tourism economy, but the government would need to do more than just roll out marketing campaigns to convince more tourists ...
BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 13 (UPI) --The oil-rich Gulf countries, once Lebanon's main supporters, now are making a cautious comeback after years of disengagement. This shift comes as Hezbollah has been ...
This story was produced by our colleagues at the BBC. Joseph Sayegh returned to Beirut last summer after a decade in Paris. He opened his bakery, Levant, a few weeks before the war in Gaza began. “All ...
The escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah could result in an economic contraction of 10 per cent to 25 per cent in Lebanon this year, as vital sectors from agriculture to tourism are ...
Lebanon’s tourism sector rebounded more strongly than expected this summer but still fell short of its full potential, the country’s hotel owners’ syndicate said in a recent interview with China news ...
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s unprecedented economic and financial crisis has taken a huge toll on the hospitality sector, a mainstay of the Lebanese economy, with hundreds of restaurants closing and hotel ...
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Despite the turbulent security climate, Lebanon’s summer season registered a thirty percent increase in tourism, Tourism Minister Michel Pharaon said Sunday. BEIRUT, Lebanon – ...
Lebanon's ailing economy should receive a welcome injection of more than $3 billion thanks to a rebound in tourist arrivals over the summer, the tourism minister said Wednesday. Lebanon defaulted on ...
Lebanon has been embroiled in political crisis since 2019 and has also been impacted by the Gaza War spilling over its ...
IT COULD be any luxury hotspot on the Mediterranean. The four-hour flight from Dubai, the region’s financial hub, may cost $1,000 each way. Holidaymakers fork out over $450 for hotel rooms, $100 for ...
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Just a week after feuding Lebanese leaders sealed a political deal to end 18 months of conflict, restaurants have re-opened, hotel bookings have soared and tourists have replaced ...