Chinese-Lebanese tourism ties to a new height.

By TIN Media | China Published 4 years ago on 1 October 2019
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Avedis Guidanian, Lebanese Tourism Minister said Xinhua in an exclusive interview on Wednesday that Lebanon is taking efforts to promote the Chinese-Lebanese tourism ties to a new height.

He added "One of the best implemented achievements to date which will attract more Chinese tourists to Lebanon is their exemption from long procedures to receive a visa and from paying fees to enter our country. All they need to have is a roundtrip ticket and a hotel reservation,".

By the end of august, Avedis visited China where he met with Chinese Minister of Culture and Tourism Luo Shugang and the two sides again agreed on reactivating the previously signed cooperation agreements.He said that the number of Chinese tourists in Lebanon has reached 9,450 in 2018.

“We have an increase by 22 percent in the number of Chinese tourists in the first eight months of 2019 compared with the same period in 2018 so my expectation is that we will reach around 12,500 Chinese tourists by the end of this year," he said.

Avedis also discussed and agreed with Luo to encourage the Lebanese travel agents to take part in China based tourism exhibition in order to introduce Lebanon and its attractions, and to organize meetings among travel agents between the two sides to boost tourism exchange. He also believes that Chinees are showing interest in Lebanon because of the country’s cultural diversity and tourism approach.

He said,"We have great touristic places that are internationally renowned such as Baalbek, Byblos, Anjar in addition to Islamic and Christian religious tourist sites and the nightlife and freedom that people can find in the country," He also added that shopping for luxurious brands in Lebanon competes with markets in Europe and other places.

Because of the difficulty in transportation from China to Lebanon due to long flight duration, Guidanian added that as per the Lebanese government is currently working on a plan to improve the public transport system to facilitate the transportation of tourists at low cost. He also noted that the airport's expansion will be completed soon to host a higher number of passengers.

 


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