Tag: Lebanon
Travel warning for Lebanon: UAE, Saudi Arabia, USA among other countries
Chief Assignment Editor- October 18, 2019 18:58Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were among countries that are now warning their citizens from traveling to Lebanon. The Saudi move was reported by the Saudi Press Agency ... Read More
Beirut Airport expansion: Curing crowds and a system failure
editor- June 15, 2019 02:26Last summer, Beirut Rafik Hariri International Airport made headlines when passengers were stuck in lines for hours on end as the crowd grew larger and larger when the facility suffered ... Read More
Gains of LGBTQ rights in some Middle East and North Africa nations may be a game-changer
Chief Assignment Editor- May 28, 2019 17:05Progress in recognizing the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people at the United Nations in New York and in Geneva may seem detached from the realities ... Read More
Lebanon crowned the most beautiful wedding destination in the Middle East
Chief Assignment Editor- May 3, 2019 18:36At an international event held in Dubai, Lebanon was crowned the most beautiful in the Middle East, as Chateau Rweiss won the international DWP ACE Wedding Property of the Year ... Read More
Warwick Hotels and Resorts has big expansion plans
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 1, 2019 09:03Warwick Hotels & Resorts (WHR), a global hospitality company present in 25 countries around the world, announced its expansion plans today at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) for the Middle ... Read More
Avis Budget Group wins multiple awards in the Middle East
Chief Assignment Editor- April 29, 2019 19:55Avis Budget Group has been awarded multiple accolades at the 2019 World Travel Awards, for its car rental brands Avis and Budget, across the Middle East, it was announced at ... Read More
1st Global Gastronomy Tourism Startup Competition: Who made the list?
editor- April 3, 2019 23:41The 1st Global Gastronomy Tourism Startup Competition recognizes the contribution of startups in the development of a more competitive and sustainable gastronomy tourism sector that works towards achieving the 2030 ... Read More
World Bank announces Air Transport Annual Report
editor- March 12, 2019 21:13The 14th edition of the World Bank Group (WBG) Air Transport Annual Report, which outlines the support that is given to emerging and developing countries in air transportation has made ... Read More
ET302 given clearance to return to Addis Ababa before crash
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 10, 2019 12:13According to the Ethiopian Airlines CEO Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, who is considered a titan of the aviation industry, the captain on ET 302 after takeoff from Addis Ababa on the flight to Nairobi reported ... Read More
All about Whiskey
Dr. Elinor Garely - editor in chief of wines.travel- February 9, 2019 20:04The world of whiskey extends well beyond smelling, sipping and tasting. To learn about the brown liquid in your glass you should speak with Lew Bryson, one of the world’s ... Read More
Meetings industry and football forge a unique partnership
editor- January 14, 2019 22:32A Rome-based event agency and DMC specializing in first-class events is offering a novelty to the global meetings industry: football. Read More
Over 30 countries attending Global Investment in Aviation Summit in Dubai
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 8, 2019 09:10The Global Investment in Aviation Summit, an initiative of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority, will be held on 27-29 January 2019 at the Intercontinental Dubai Festival City with the ... Read More
Sacred places: Many spiritual sites can be visited via cruise ship
Chief Assignment Editor- December 14, 2018 09:50There are 100+ cruise itineraries that provide access to sacred places – worldwide sites of healing, guidance, and divine inspiration. The significance of these hallowed sites cannot be expressed in ... Read More
Asia winter forecast: Drought to continue from India to Singapore
editor- October 24, 2015 04:36As the record-challenging tropical season winds down following December, drought will continue in parts of Southeast Asia, while snow is forecast in some rather low-lying areas of China, the Korean ... Read More
Lebanon’s tourism hopes new PM will save summer season
editor- April 8, 2013 06:49BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanon’s ailing economy is expected to receive a badly needed “positive shock” if newly appointed Prime Minister-designate Tamam Salam brings about a balanced Cabinet that abo Read More
Syrian civil war killing Lebanese tourism
editor- January 3, 2013 07:39As civil war rages in neighbouring Syria and with tourism from the Gulf non-existent, hardened Lebanese merchants are surviving on a mixed bag of individual initiative, well-off Syrian tourists and ... Read More
Lebanon launches campaign to revive tourism sector
editor- December 20, 2012 08:06BEIRUT, Lebanon - In 2013 Lebanon can expect 50 days of discounts on airline tickets, hotels and at shopping centers as part of a campaign to revive the country’s tourism ... Read More
Lebanon’s tourism industry facing crisis
editor- October 4, 2012 09:19Lebanon’s hospitality sector has begun to dismiss employees following a sharp decline in business, a leading hotelier said. Read More
Minister: Tourism Police understaffed, not able to enforce new smoking ban
editor- August 29, 2012 06:20BEIRUT, Lebanon - Tourism Minister Fadi Abboud warned Tuesday that the ranks of the Tourism Police are severely understaffed, and he may not have enough officers to enforce the new ... Read More
Minister: Domestic unrest, turmoil in Syria do not affect tourism in Lebanon
editor- June 7, 2012 05:01BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanon's tourism minister said the crucial summer tourism season would not be badly damaged by growing domestic unrest and turmoil in neighbouring Syria, and forecast revenues this Read More
Lebanon: Tourist numbers down, tourist spending up
editor- April 23, 2012 06:35BEIRUT, Lebanon - The number of tourists fell 7.9% in the first quarter of 2012 compared to last year, according to figures issued by the Central Administration of Statistics over ... Read More
Minister: Number of tourists to Lebanon to exceed 3 million
editor- April 21, 2012 07:35BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanon’s tourism minister said Friday he expected the number of tourists to the country at the end of 2012 to exceed 3 million. Read More
Lebanon tourism focusing on new trends
editor- April 14, 2012 07:10(eTN) - The Lebanon Ministry of Tourism is focusing on a new trend of tourism - sustainable tourism - in order to promote economically and socially the different regions of ... Read More
Ethiopian Airlines vehemently denies Lebanese crash report
editor- January 18, 2012 07:51Ethiopian Airlines officials have bluntly rejected the findings of a Lebanese investigation into an air crash off Lebanon in January 2010. Read More
UN: Minor incidents between Israel, Lebanon could spark war
editor- August 4, 2011 04:25Incidents such as the exchange of gunfire that took place across the Israeli-Lebanese border earlier this week must be avoided, the United Nations envoy for Lebanon has stressed, warning that ... Read More
Seven Estonian cyclists abducted in Lebanon freed
editor- July 15, 2011 04:31Seven Estonian cyclists abducted in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley in March were released today, the United Nations envoy for the country said, adding that they were in good health. Read More
Estonian FM: Beirut authorities keen on finding abducted tourists
editor- March 29, 2011 05:30Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet said Monday that Lebanese officials informed him that Beirut authorities were making every effort to find seven Estonian tourists kidnapped in the Bekaa valley las Read More
Masked gunmen abduct seven Estonian tourists in Lebanon
editor- March 24, 2011 03:43Lebanese security sources say that masked gunmen today kidnapped seven Estonian tourists who were cycling in Lebanon's Bekaa valley. Read More
UN calls on Lebanon and Israel to consolidate stability
editor- March 10, 2011 02:14Lebanon’s paralysis over forming a government has prevented progress in implementing some of its key obligations in the United Nations resolution that ended the fighting between Israel and Hizbollah Read More
Turkey, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon to cooperate on tourism
editor- January 17, 2011 04:35BEIRUT, Lebanon - Tourism Ministers from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Turkey convened to launch a quadripartite mechanism for tourism, an initiative that they said embodied the first steps toward establ Read More
Lebanese government falls after Hezbollah quits
editor- January 13, 2011 05:10Beirut, Lebanon - Members of the powerful Hezbollah movement and its allies brought down Lebanon's unity government Wednesday after resigning from Prime Minister Saad Hariri's Cabinet. Read More
Despite political tensions Lebanese tourist numbers up 24.5 percent
editor- December 23, 2010 06:44BEIRUT: Despite mounting political tensions over the outcome of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) investigating the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the outgoing and incoming Read More
Lebanon bouncing back
editor- November 19, 2010 05:22(eTN) - Going skiing in Lebanon?? Why not? It might sound strange, but Lebanon really does have it all, including 6 ski resorts! Read More
Aviation news: Lebanon to delay Middle East Airlines IPO
editor- September 8, 2010 05:43Lebanon will delay an initial public offering of shares in national carrier Middle East Airlines that was due by the end of this year because of unfavorable market conditions, Central ... Read More
Polish tourists kidnapped, freed in Lebanon
editor- September 2, 2010 03:45Two Polish tourists were briefly kidnapped in Lebanon's Beqaa valley on Tuesday but were freed after security forces opened fire on their captors at a checkpoint, killing one of them, ... Read More
Lebanese tourism minister: There will be no war
editor- August 5, 2010 02:27Beirut - Lebanese Tourism Minister Fadi Abboud said Wednesday there was no danger of a regional war flaring, and called on foreign tourists to visit Lebanon. Read More