Shopping and tourism festival in Baalbaq aiming to boost the local economy

The Syndicate of Owners of Shops and Commercial Institutions in Beqaa launched its 17th shopping and tourism festival at Kanaan Hotel in Baalbek under the auspices of the Baalbek-Hermel mayor, Basheer Khodr and the presence of trade unionists, economic and public figures and representatives of civil society organizations. Mohammad Kanaan, the Syndicate’s head, said that the festival has become an annual occasion awaited by the area’s inhabitants, pointing that this year’s program included an array of activities, gifts, discounts and valuable cash and in kind prizes during the months of September and October, in addition to the mass wedding ceremony with 150 grooms and brides. (As-Safir, September 1, 2015)