Archive for the ‘Syria’ Category

Foreign tourists flock to Syria despite troubles

DAMASCUS (Reuters) — Strolling in the narrow lanes of the oldest inhabited city in the world, American tourist David Kummer says he feels safer in its old souks than on the streets of New York.
“It’s safer than New York here but Americans are fearful of Arabs, they think they are all terrorists. Most of it [...]

July 20, 2005   Posted in: Syria

Syria: The tourism vision that was

Before the tremendous uproar on the streets of Lebanon for immediate Syrian withdrawal as a result of the assassination of Rafik Hariri, tourism officials in Syria were reporting positively on 2004 arrivals and potential increase in tourism revenue forecast this year.

March 18, 2005   Posted in: Syria

Syrian tourism industry discussed at presidential level

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad chaired a meeting of the Tourism Higher Council which comprised of the Prime Minister and ministers of Finance, Transport, Interior, Local Administration and Environment and Minister of Tourism. At the beginning of the meeting, President al-Assad stressed the necessity of giving the tourism sector a special importance to come up with [...]

November 10, 2004   Posted in: Syria

Syria tourism goes full speed

In a bid to revive its tourism industry following the global recession, Syria celebrates the AL MAHABA Festival August 2nd to 12th, to be followed by two other international events, The Silk Road Festival from September 27 – 30 and the Bosra International Festival, held every other year also in the month of September.

August 5, 2004   Posted in: Syria

Syria’s expanding tourism sector forces airline to consider overhaul

With the country recording a dramatic boost in tourist arrivals during the first half of this year, these are interesting times for Syrian tourism. The figures confirm what many analysts have been saying for some time – that in the post-Sept. 11, 2001, world, Middle Eastern tourism markets have undergone an important shift in customer [...]

July 15, 2004   Posted in: Syria

Western tourists have yet to discover Syria

By Brooke Anderson
DAMASCUS — With some of the best-preserved ancient ruins in the Middle East, one of the lowest crime rates in the world, some of the lowest prices in the region, and a unique and deeply rooted tradition of hospitality, Syria has all the potential to be a prime tourist destination.
Yet Syria continues to [...]

September 10, 2003   Posted in: Syria