The State of Travel in the Mideast

ADONIS TRAVEL & TOURISM

 

Give a little background on your agency : where are you located, what is your specialty, etc.

ADONIS TRAVEL & TOURISM has located its head office in Syria, in the city center of Damascus, near to the newly Four Seasons Hotel (under construction). We're handling incoming as well as outbound travel for Individual Travelers as well as for groups. Our sistercompanies are established in Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen and Libya.

Why should people use a travel agent instead of just going online and buying a ticket on their own?

By booking a trip through a travel agency, you can get assistance by just making a phone call ! We can talk with the hotels in case there is a problem with the room, we can contact the transportation company in case the car is deficient, we can advise you about sites to visit or places to go, advising you with the choice of hotels and restaurants and most importantly, we're there for the clients whenever there is a problem or just need a helping hand.

 

How is the war in Iraq and/or the Israel/Palestinian problem reflecting on travel to the Middle East?

Neither the war in Iraq nor the problems between Israel/Palestine have influence on our daily lives or influencing the stay of visitors in our region. It has affected the number of tourists to this region as for 4 years nearly they have been afraid of the situation, but slowly this attitude changes again and tourism is on the rise !

 

What kind of clientele (where from) do you mainly deal with?

We're dealing mainly with people from all over Europe and the Far East.

 

Where are your people traveling to and why? (i.e. are people going to Egypt for tourism, or the UAE for shopping/business…).

Till this moment, Syrians mainly travel during holidays and preferred destinations are Egypt, Dubai, Tunis, Malaysia and Europe . Of course, businessmen are not depending on seasonal travel or preferred destinations !

 

Have you noticed any trends in travel to the Middle East from your area?

Arab Tourism has been increasing since the September 11, events. Mainly Lebanon has since had an important increase in its tourism

 

Where should people consider going (where they currently aren't going) and why?

Libya is still a rather unknown destination, but interest is growing.
Jordan is quite known and sees number of tourist coming back to a normal level while Lebanon and Syria are still behind the normal level of tourism. With its thousands of sites, Syria has still a lot of unknown places to offer to his visitors !

 

Should you focus on one country? Or is a package/travel tour a better option?

Each of our destinations can be chosen as a travel destination on its own. However, the general trend is to combine Syria/Jordan or Syria/Lebanon or the 3 countries in a longer trip.

 

How is traveling on land through countries?

Traveling through our region is traveling through history to which is added the general atmosphere of safety and hospitality. A must for people interested in archaeology, history or Christianity. When looking for sun and relaxation, Lebanon and Jordan are more interesting !

 

What are the best times of years to visit the Middle East? Why?

April and October are to be avoided as this means high season . March, May, June and September offer more relaxed services at the hotels, sites with only few people and climate remains very gentle !

Our head office can be contacted for all destinations at : 34/36, Al Moutantabi street - POB 4895 - Damascus - Syria
Tel. : +963 11 513 48 50 - fax : +963 11 511 65 34 - e-mail : nancy@adonistravel.com - website : www.adonistravel.com

 

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