I n a bid to revive Lebanon's tourism sector, the Tourism Ministry recently hosted a retro-themed event at Beirut’s St. Georges Hotel. Fireworks illuminated the night sky above the Mediterranean ...

Tourism is seen by Lebanon's leaders as the best way to kickstart the reconciliation needed with Gulf countries -- and only then can they move on to exports and other economic growth opportunities.

The suspension of political and financial backing exacerbated Lebanon's severe economic crisis, which began in 2019. Strained diplomatic ties further discouraged private investors, and tourism ...

Walid Nassar, the tourism minister, expects 2m visitors this summer, an influx equal to 40% of Lebanon’s population. Most will be Lebanese expats for whom a summer trip home is a cherished ...

Four years into crisis, Lebanon's leaders hope tourism boom will help bypass reforms in IMF bailout. Clients wait to use ATMs outside a closed bank in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 2, 2021.

Lebanon is calling all its expatriates back home for the summer. Keen to resurrect the country’s tourism sector, Walid Nassar, Lebanon’s tourism minister, sent a message to the Lebanese expat ...

Lebanon’s hopes of boosting a moribund economy with tourism revenue have been thwarted, after an Israeli airstrike on the capital Beirut and threat of all-out war triggered a series of travel ...

The World Travel and Tourism Council estimates that Lebanon’s tourism industry will contribute $4.3 billion to the country’s economy in 2012, equivalent to around 10 percent of GDP.

Tourism is seen by Lebanon's leaders as the best way to kickstart the reconciliation needed with Gulf countries -- and only then can they move on to exports and other economic growth opportunities.

Tourism is seen by Lebanon’s leaders as the best way to kickstart the reconciliation needed with Gulf countries — and only then can they move on to exports and other economic growth opportunities.

In a bid to revive Lebanon's tourism sector, the Tourism Ministry recently hosted a retro-themed event at Beirut’s St. Georges Hotel. Fireworks illuminated the night sky above the Mediterranean ...

After a bruising war between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon’s new leaders sense an opportunity to revitalize the country’s devastated economy with help from its wealthy Gulf neighbors.