The Ministry of Tourism ( ar, وزارة السياحة) is a
government ministry of
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...
. It originates from the
Lebanon Tourism Service created in the 1930s as part of the
Ministry of National Economy.
History
After
Lebanese independence, the
General Tourism Commission (CGT or ''Commissariat Général du Tourisme, de l'Estivage et de l'Hivernage'' in
French) was created in 1948 to monitor tourism professions and promote Lebanese tourism abroad.
In 1959, the CGT was annexed by th
Ministry of Informationwhich became the Ministry of Information, Orientation, and Tourism. However, it was the
National Tourism Council (CNT or ''Conseil National du Tourisme'' in
French), a private organization, which effectively promoted
tourism in Lebanon.
The growth of tourism on a global scale led to the creation of the Ministry of Tourism in 1966 (Law 21/66, issued on March 29, 1966), composed of the
General Directorate of Tourism (''Direction Générale des Affaires Touristiques'').
Decree no. 7142 was issued on April 20, 1967, defining the specific tasks that fell under the separate responsibility of the National Tourism Council, including overseas promotion and execution of tourism projects. However, this decree was repealed by Decree no. 2829, issued on October 10, 1992, which transferred these tasks to the Ministry of Tourism.
Minister
The current minister of tourism is
Walid Nassar.
See also
*
Tourism in Lebanon
External links
Ministry of Tourism website
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Tourism
Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism mor ...
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...