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Lebanon’s tourism industry suffers as conflict persists

Ongoing conflict is undermining much-needed tourism investment in Lebanon, ministers have said, as the struggling nation attempts to revive a key pillar of its economy. Lebanese tourism minister Laura ...
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 ...
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 ...
Five hospitality workers received 2025 Hospitality Star Awards at Thursday's tourism summit, which drew more than 80 industry ...
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 ...
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 ...
Tourism contributed $268.6 million to the Lebanon County economy alone in 2024, according to the PA Tourism Economics Report.