‘Maakon Khabar’ exhibition to mainstream Tripoli on the national tourism map

The so-called ‘Maakon Khabar’ movement organized yesterday an exhibition in front of the tourism ministry, Beirut, to promote the touristic landmarks of Tripoli, demanding enlisting the northern capital on Lebanon’s tourism map. The movement urged in a statement, the tourism minister to carry out the needed improvements namely restoration of Tripoli’s touristic facilities, notably, Khan al Askar and Rashid Karami International Exhibition Center; activation and promotion of touristic-bound products, like handicrafts (manufacture of fezzes and turbans, soap, copper, leather shoes, bamboo and straw chairs, maamoul (cookies) molds and traditional Arabic dresses; renovation and activation of the Tripoli Tourism Center; planning itineraries to Tripoli’s islands nature reserves in coordination between the ministry and tour operators through the consignment of tourist boats; organizing festivals under the sponsorship of the ministry; activation of internal travel through customized tours, with focus on familiarizing economic businesses and banks to the city and its landmarks, and finally speeding up the opening of the Tripoli Museum located inside its citadel. (Al Diyar, December 29, 2016)