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 USAID Assists Tourism Industry “Beyond Beirut”
June 17, 2009USAID continues to support tourism sector to help the Lebanese economy. The USAID Mission Director Denise A. Herbol with the Minister of Tourism Elie Marouni attended the launching ceremony for a tourism campaign and website, www.beyondbeirut.com, on June 17, 2009.The new website will be used to connect the tourism marketplace to new offerings in Lebanon to be developed by the “Destination North Lebanon” tourism committee. With goals including the increase of tourism by 20% throughout the country, this USAID funded program will enhance Lebanon’s ability to compete with increasing effectiveness in the tourism market. As a part of a $4.5 million program, this project will provide linkages and capacity building for the Destination North Lebanon Tourism Committee in addition to providing promotional campaigns and marketing technical assistance. It will be implemented by both the Academy for Educational Development and the Agriculture Cooperative Development International/Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance. More Photo of the Week Stories |