by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Nov 14, 2010 | Transportation
Tourism Minister Fadi Abboud was at the World Travel Market in London last week, presenting Lebanon to the world (along with 200 other countries). But unlike other marketing teams that gave the “everything is perfect in our country for tourists”...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Aug 29, 2010 | Security
DailyFinance has released its top 10 list of countries on the US State Department’s travel warning database that should be visited. The countries are ranked according to how much tourism contributes to the GDP of the country. Therefore, no surprises, Lebanon...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 26, 2010 | Society
Turkey! Yep, the Lebanese-brewed cliche of skiing in the morning and sun bathing at sunset has been hijacked by the Turks in their latest “Go Turkey” tourism campaign blaring on UAE radio stations. Here’s the clip: Turkey Tourism Ad on UAE Radio...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 6, 2010 | Economy
Tourism Minister Fadi Aboud was all smiles at this year’s Arabian Travel Market taking place at the Dubai Convention Center and he had quite a lot to say: “Prove Israel wrong by visiting Lebanon. They have been trying to give the impression of another war....
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Sep 23, 2009 | Economy
Two articles that I would like to highlight, the first from The Faster Times: A lot of bright news for the Lebanese economy recently, starting with a banner tourist season, and culminating in the recent word that the IMF projects a GDP growth rate of 7 percent by the...