Tourism Minister says Lebanon's summer tourism season poised for recovery
The discussions also covered preparations for Lebanon's international festivals, which are expected to resume this summer following an improvement in the security situation.
Minister Lahoud expressed optimism that Lebanon's tourism season would be successful, noting that travel bookings to Lebanon, as well as hotel and restaurant reservations, had resumed after a wave of cancellations and delays triggered by the recent Israeli-Iranian confrontations.
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