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Zafer Chaoui, Chairman of Chateau Ksara shares his views on tourism sector in Lebanon and particularity on the wine tourism in Lebanon. View this exclusive interview on Lebanon wine tourism.
While enjoying the delights of cosmopolitan Beirut, one of the best places to stay in order to experience the city is the Phoenicia InterContinental Hotel.
The figures bear this out. In 2009, Lebanon posted the highest rate of growth in tourist arrivals in the world—a stunning 39%. Of course, this was off of a low year, but the growth continues; for the first quarter of 2010, growth over 2009 is at 32%.
Lebanon has more archeological sites to see than any country in the world. You can go north to see the Crusader-era Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles that looms over the city of Tripoli, and go on to visit Byblos, the oldest (7000 years) continuously inhabited site in the world, or Tyre and Sidon, from where the Phoenicians loaded their ships to trade across the Mediterranean.
We start with a market study then we go on to start the feasibility study. Then we start gathering the investment; if it’s not a foreign investor we do it using our list of potential investors. The whole process from gathering the investment to the opening is basically operational: finding the chef, deciding on the menu, recruiting the manager, the branding, the trademark, registering the company, and the legal issues. After the opening we usually sign contracts for management and operations.
Keeping in mind the heritage of the hotel, our multi million dollar refurbishment as well as our room inventory of close to 5oo rooms, we aim to remain The flagship/Landmark hotel in Beirut and in Lebanon tourism sector, being the preferred venue for business travelers, the ideal partner for MICE business and of course the ideal hotel for city leisure travelers looking for Lebanon tourism . Historically Beirut was the banking center and gateway to the Middle East.
Video Interview with Fadi Abboud, Lebanon Minister of Travel and Tourism. The minister speaks about Lebanon travel industry and shares his personal vision for the future of Lebanon travel industry and for the travel and tourism ministry of Lebanon. Lebanon travel industry is growing at 25% in 2010, one of the highest rates in the whole global travel industry.
On average countries see a 5-6% growth but Lebanon tourism is doing quite well as reflected by the growth in Lebanon tourism sector. Lebanon has things to offer in this region that others cannot.
