More tourists are shopping in Lebanon

Globe Shopper spending in Lebanon for Q4 2018 increased by almost 10.5 percent compared to the same period last year, as per Global Blue’s Globe Shopper Spending Insights in Lebanon. The report said that year-on-year growth reached 6.5 percent. Tourists from Egypt, who are traditionally seasonal visitors, recorded the biggest quarter-on-quarter growth in Q4, while those from Qatar, Kuwait and Syria are establishing themselves as frequent shopping tourists. While in the past, shoppers were focused on Mount Lebanon, figures reveal that Beirut is now the dominant hub, taking an impressive 81 percent of travelers visiting for the shops.