BEIRUT, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Tourism Minister Avedis Guidanian said on Saturday that the armed attack late in June in Mount Lebanon had a negative impact on tourism.
"We did not witness any cancellations for reservations already made by tourists but we also did not see any new reservations after the security incident," Guidanian was quoted as saying by Elnashra, an online independent newspaper.
On June 30, the convoy of Lebanese Minister of State for the Displaced Saleh Gharib came under attack while he was heading to the mountain village of Qabr Shamoun, which killed two of his guards.
Lebanon is currently going through a very tough economic situation and officials hope to attract tourists to increase the state revenues and make up for losses in other sectors.
