In 2014, Lebanon continued to suffer from the spillovers of the raging Syrian war. The fragile security situation has been weighing on the tourism and hospitality sectors for the past four years. The ... read more
The drop in the registered number of Syrian refugees served to reduce pressure on the Jordanian Kingdom and allowed for a positive outlook for 2015. In fact, the UNHCR expected the number of Syrian ... read more
According to the Ministry of Tourism, the number of tourists visiting Lebanon as of October 2014 has displayed a 4.83% year-on-year (y-o-y) improvement, bringing the total number up from 1,080,374 tourists ... read more
Surviving the regional tensions kept distinguishing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that focused during the third quarter on boosting tourism, social welfare and financial activity. The UAE also plans ... read more
The Jordanian Kingdom demonstrated its ability to respond to problems faced in the previous quarter, such as the influx of Syrian and Iraqi refugees and security concerns in the region. Amendments to the ... read more
Global Blue’s Tourists Spending Report showed that tourist spending in Lebanon improved by 9% in the third quarter of 2014 compared to the same quarter of 2013. Yet, the first nine months of 2014 ... read more
2014-10-The Lebanese Tourism Sector – Performance Review up to August 2014 7 trillion dollars: That is how much the Travel & Tourism (T&T) contributed to global GDP in 2013. In a world where ... read more
Rafic Hariri International Airport (RHIA) activity enhanced during the first three quarters of 2014, as the total number of passengers increased by 4.09% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 5.02M, recording its ... read more
Ernst and Young’s Hotel Benchmark Survey revealed that Beirut’s hotel occupancy rate increased by 12 percentage points (pp) year-on-year (y-o-y) to stand at 60% in August 2014. This triggered Revenue per ... read more
According to the Ministry of Tourism, the number of tourists visiting Lebanon, in the first eight months of 2014, has displayed a 0.68% year-on-year (y-o-y) improvement, bringing the total number up from ... read more
