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The lifting of sanctions, which came about over claims of smuggling, means the airline can now look to operate beyond the Middle East region.
Kinda Makieh, Reuters | 2 years ago
Tourism
Is visiting a country an implicit endorsement of its leadership? Or can intrepid travelers frame it simply as a gesture of connection with its people? The situation in Syria raises these questions and more.
Rosie Spinks, Skift | 4 years ago
This is good news for travel and tourism, but what travelers and business leaders are looking for here is some semblance of consistency by the U.S. on who can come into the U.S. and how.
Jason Clampet, Skift | 7 years ago
Online Travel
Rafat Ali, Skift | 10 years ago
Syria’s tourism industry has become almost non-existent during the civil war and there may be few historical and archaeological sites to attract visitors back in the future.
Matthew Weaver, The Guardian | 11 years ago
Considering Beirut, Lebanon's last 30 years of civil war, it's remarkable that throughout the entire Arab Spring the city has not broken into open warfare. If the biggest loss is a drop in tourism, it's a lucky season.
Donna Abu-Nasr, Bloomberg | 11 years ago
As terrible as the Syrian violence is, it's refreshingly shocking that, for once, Lebanon hasn't been pulled into yet another war because of the actions of its meddling, small-minded neighbors.
Daniel Bases, Reuters | 11 years ago
Real corporate responsibility begins when companies go beyond mere "compliance" with regulations against outcast airlines and governments.
Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago
Restaurants were thriving, luxury hotels were being built, and visitor arrivals were at an all-time high in 2010, but violence in neighboring Syria has kept tourists and locals at home even more so than Lebanon’s own 15-year civil war.
Skift | 11 years ago
The Syrian government hasn’t confirmed the claim by a UK activist group, but it’s further supported by information that a flight to Aleppo operated by Syria’s national airline was cancelled this weekend.
Bassem Mroue, Associated Press | 11 years ago