Government neglect undermines tourism in Nabatiyeh

The Chief of the Tourist Institutions and Recreation Parks in the South, Ali Tabaja, urged concerned officials and the Ministry of Tourism in particular to step up efforts to place South Lebanon on the tourism promotion map. In order to support the sector, he suggested a number of measures, namely, the reduction of taxes on enterprises, special electricity rates similarly to the industrial sector, easier regulations for the establishment of new enterprises operating in the south and compensation for losses incurred during 2006 Israeli war on Lebanon. Tabaja warned that the owners of rest houses and parks in that area are suffering as a result of government’s neglect, while pointing out to the following pressing problems: the constant absence of electricity in the area, bad road conditions as well as other legal problems. (As Safir, 11 July 2015)