BEIRUT - UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO / United Nations World Tourism Organization) World Tourism Barometer convey where Lebanon was recorded as the number of foreign tourists visit the world's highest, the newspaper Daily Star reported Tuesday. Barometer published by the "Bank Audi's Weekly Monitor said in 2009 this year the number of foreign tourists to Lebanon increased 46.3 percent in the first months of this year compared to same period a year ago, the highest among 165 countries.
Despite sporadic gunfire occurred and bombs, the Lebanese situation is now much safer since the 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006. Lebanon Ministry of Tourism said that the end of August more than 1.28 million foreign tourists visited Lebanon, and the number is expected to rise to reach two million foreign tourists.
Meanwhile, Kenya took second place, which shows an increase of about 43 percent for eight months in 2009. The third position is occupied by South Korea increased the number of foreign tourists were recorded up to 15 percent in August compared to the previous year.
UN study shows that the world is currently facing a global economic recession which seriously impacted on the tourism sector, and many countries feel the impact of reduced foreign tourists visit. As a result of the global economic recession, recorded only 15 countries that show a positive trend for the visit of foreign tourists. ant / xinhu-OANA / KPO
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