"...Speaking at a press conference in Rome on January 18 to promote Syria as a destination for religious pilgrims, the minister said there was a 15% increase in the number of overseas arrivals last year compared to 2007, and that new tourism developments worth $5.79bn were currently being undertaken to meet this rising demand.
At least some of this increased interest in Syria is due to the somewhat altered perception of the country over the past year. The warm welcome afforded President Bashar Al Assad at the Mediterranean summit held in Paris.....That image helped to attract 5.9m visitors in 2008 and generate earnings of $3.5bn, according to Tourism Ministry figures released in mid-January...."
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