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Travel Lebanon launched another successful edition at The Garden Show & Spring Festival

Travel Lebanon spotlights the country’s rich tourism at The Garden Show & Spring Festival For the fourth consecutive year, Travel Lebanon came to the heart of Beirut to celebrate the best of the country’s rural areas. The event, which was held concurrently with The Garden Show and Spring Festival (23-27 May), saw more than 60 tour operators, NGOs, associations and municipalities converge at Beirut’s iconic Hippodrome in support of domestic tourism. Visitors were able to explore more than 400 square meters of exhibition space and discover more about Lebanon’s hidden beauty spots as tourism specialists presented their range of exciting packages. A unique program of dabke shows, artisans’ workshops and demonstrations entertained the crowd over five sunny days. “Travel Lebanon” is organized by Hospitality Services sarl, with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism. The initiative aims to enhance rural tourism activity in Lebanon and contribute to the country’s economic growth by driving investments, creating jobs and economic opportunities.

EVENTS A series of Oriental and Lebanese musical events took place over five days, including:

Handpan by Georges Naime

Special Lebanese dabke performance

Oriental oud with Gilbert

Piano with Linda Halabi

DJ Ralph Zeitoun and the coolest beats

STANDS DISCOVER LEB Ministry of Tourism Development Alternative Inc - DAI Mike Sport Lebanon Mountain Trail Association Footprints Nature Club Vamos Todos Dale Corazon - Lebanon Explorers Touleb Hkili Aan Baladi Souk El Tayeb Tawlet Souk El Tayeb Lebanon Traveler Magazine BEIRUT Papyrus Knit with Love NORTH Hadath El Jebbeh Municipality Pottery Jabbour Maha's Art Center Douma Khan Al Saboun Bader Hassoun Eco village Via Mina Hotel Ehden Adventures Doumanian Coffee shop House of Zejd - Baino Olive Oil Trail Graneroverde Golden Lathe - Bab el Hadid Jabalna ecolodge - Qobayat Azm School for Art & Craft/Azm Zaman Mr. Lemonade

MOUNT LEB Bentael Nature Reserve - Al Hourouf Chahtoul Camping Serouj Handmade Sharewood Camp Shouf Biosphere Reserve Association for the protection of Jabal Moussa (APJM) Comite de Bienfaisance de Jeita Ehmej Development Association Ecotourism Gibran's Lebanon SOUTH Union of Jezzine J.Grove Manale Noujeim Zlebyeh Lebanon Family Planning Association BEKAA Charity Association Rural Development (CARD) Mamlaket Al Lezzeb Wada - Women Association of Deir el Amar Arak Rachid Tanios Touma et Freres Development of Rashaya OTHER Caravane Expo Mouftah El Chark Sophia Maternity Glace Bachir

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