On the Syrian coast, summer tourism suffers from economic crisis
- Posted on September 19, 2024
- By Le Monde
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On the Syrian coast, summer tourism suffers from economic crisis
'Syrian Diaries (5/7).' On the private beaches and hotels of the seaside city of Latakia, customers are rare. The collapse of the Syrian pound and soaring gas prices have turned leisure into a luxury. Holidaymakers are joined by many displaced persons from the civil war who have never been able to return home.