According to the data by the Ministry of Tourism, the number of incoming visitors witnessed an annual drop of 13.52% in the first quarter of 2024, reaching 237,633 by March 2024, compared to 274,787 by March 2023. This drop is largely due to the conflict between Israel and Gaza and the Lebanese southern border. Indeed, many countries urge their citizens not to travel to Lebanon due to high risks of armed conflicts.
The breakdown of statistics by the Ministry of Tourism reveals that the number of tourists from the top three destinations recorded considerable downticks. In detail, Europeans grasped the lion’s share of 38% of total tourists. Travelers from the Arab countries came in second, grasping a share of 31% of the total while tourists from the America constituted 16%, of total tourists.
In more details, the number of European tourists dropped by 17.26% year-on-year (YOY) to 89,640 by March 2024. Furthermore the number of tourists from the Arab countries declined by 11.93% YOY to reach 73,934. Lastly, tourists from the American continent fell by 14.63% YOY to reach 38,180 visitors by end of the first quarter of 2024.
Tourism Activity in the first quarter of 2024
Source: Ministry of Tourism
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