700,000 are expected to fly back to Lebanon for the holidays. The Ministry of Tourism has confirmed that they are expecting huge numbers based on airline reservations.

1^st of December through 10^th of January, airline reservations show that around this many Lebanese will be entering and leaving Lebanon. An estimated study of around 4 billion dollars will probably be spent by these visitors to celebrate the holiday with their friends and families.

There is a fear however that our airport will not be able to handle this huge wave of Lebanese coming all at once; especially during critical times like these where security inspections are more thorough than ever. Therefore, the Hotels Syndicate along with the Ministry of Tourism Michel Faroun decided to expand the inspection zones, passport sections, reservations and inspection of luggages.

This is the first time since 1997 where only 600,000 Lebanese expats visited compared to the 700,000 this year.