According to Global Blue’s January to September 2020 “Globeshopper Spending” report for Lebanon, total tourist spending in Lebanon slumped by 73% by September 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. The ... read more
Overview H1 2019 carried political, economic, and social headwinds. Lebanon faced various political, social, and economic difficulties in the first 6 months of 2019, starting with a prolonged delay in ... read more
According to Global Blue’s Q1 2019 “Globe Shopper Spending” report for Lebanon, total tourist spending grew by 12.18% year-on-year (YOY) and the number of total refund transactions grew by 5.8% YOY. In Q1 ... read more
According to Global Blue, tourist spending in Lebanon added 5.41% by Q3 2018, compared to Q3 2017. The rise can be linked to the 3.88% yearly increase in tourist arrivals to 1.51M by Sept. 2018. The number ... read more
According to Global Blue, tourist spending rose by 4.99% since year start in the first half of the year. The highest number of refund transactions was executed during the month of January with 27% of the ... read more
According to Global Blue, tourist spending in Lebanon rose by a yearly 5.5% by December 2017, compared to end 2016. The rise is mainly attributed to increasing tourist spending by Syrians, Kuwaitis, and ... read more
According to Global Blue, tourist spending in Lebanon rose by a yearly 7% by Q3 2017, compared to the same period last year. The rise is mainly attributed to an increasing tourist spending of GCC ... read more
Tourism is a prime revenue to the Lebanese economy. Alongside construction and real estate which are currently in a slowdown, the tourism sector is also a driver of economic growth in the country. Lebanon ... 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
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
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