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Conflict decimates Syria tourism, official report says

Damascus : Syria | Aug 29, 2012 at 10:26 AM PDT
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Tourism in Syria has been decimated by more than 17 months of deadly conflict, with hotel rooms once let to foreigners now often occupied by people who are refugees in their own country, official figures show. Revenue from tourism has plummeted 75.4 percent since the uprising against President Bashar... FULL ARTICLE AT NOW Lebanon
 
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