Due to travel warnings issued by the New Zealand Foreign Office, Lebanon will need to choose a neutral venue for its Davis Cup tie with the Kiwis: The International Tennis Federation has moved New Zealand’s Davis Cup tie at Lebanon out of the country because of security concerns. The Sunday Star-Times reports that Tennis New …
Tag Archive: travel warning
Jun 03 2012
Some GCC Wives Are Thrilled with Lebanon Travel Warning
According to Rym Ghazal of The National, some wives are cheering the warnings issued by Gulf Arab states against travelling to Lebanon this year: “This is one of the best summers” in a long time, one of my Emirati friends told me recently. She, like many Arab women, would get annoyed at what she called …
May 22 2012
Dubai Radio Offers Tickets to Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Beirut Gig in the Midst of a Travel Warning
Not good timing for Dubai92 and the sponsors of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ competition, Bloomingdales Dubai, when you have this playing right before their top-of-the-hour news bulletin about UAE travel warnings and violence in the Lebanese capital. Rock stars have a reputation for wrecking hotel rooms but hopefully you won’t follow in their footsteps, because …
Aug 29 2010
Lebanon Ranked #1 Most Fascinating Country the US Doesn't Want You To Visit
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 ranks first: Lebanon – 37.6% of GDP Mexico – 12.7% Saudi Arabia – 9.5% …