Four years into an economic meltdown, Lebanon's restaurants, cafes, hotels and shops face yet another challenge: keeping afloat during the Israel-Hamas war and related hostilities on the Lebanon-Israel border. Since then, Lebanon's southern border has seen deadly escalating skirmishes, mainly between Israel and Hamas ally Hezbollah. 'War ruined everything'Many domestic visitors fearful of war have also cut back on expenses, hitting restaurants, cafes, bars and shops hard. An industry syndicate said Lebanon's entertainment and restaurant sector had just begun recovering -- but now tour boats docked. But he expressed optimism that hotels in Lebanon, which saw civil war from 1975-1990, a 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah, and the 2020 port explosion, would rebound once calm returned.

Source: The Star November 16, 2023 11:55 UTC