According to the Ernst and Young (EY) Middle East Hotel Benchmark Survey, the occupancy rate of Beirut hotels rose from 55.1% in the first half of 2016 (H1 2016) to 61.6% in H1 2017. Room yields in ... read more
According to the Ministry of Tourism, the number of tourist arrivals increased by a yearly rate of 14.25% to 826,129 by June. This increase was due to the rise in the number of tourist arrivals from the ... read more
According to the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS), Lebanon’s average inflation rate climbed by a yearly 4.42% in H1 2017 as compared to an average deflation rate of 2.51% in H1 last year. The ... read more
The activity at the Rafic Hariri International Airport improved slightly by May 2017, as the total number of passengers increased by an annual 1.36% to 2.84M. The number of arrivals to Lebanon registered a ... read more
The political and security stability in the country is still favouring higher leisure and tourism activities in the country. According to E&Y’s Middle East Hotel Benchmark Survey, Beirut’s hotel ... read more
According to the Ministry of Tourism, the number of tourists visiting Lebanon, in the first two months of 2017, displayed a 12.25% year-on-year (y-o-y) progress, where the total number of tourists went up ... read more
According to Kafalat statistics, the number and value of issued loan guarantees stood at 96 and $11.66M by February 2017 compared to 118 guarantees worth $17.76M issued by February 2016. Over the same ... read more
Global Blue recently released a special report detailing the spending behaviour of tourists from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait and Qatar visiting Lebanon. According to the report, the purchases, on which ... read more
In 2016, tourism statistics show signs of respite for the Lebanese tourism sector after six tough years. According to the Ministry of Tourism, in 2016, tourist arrivals hit their highest level since 2011. ... read more
Data published by the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS) revealed that average consumer prices declined by a mere 0.78% y-o-y by the end of 2016, as the average Consumer Price Index (CPI) ... read more
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