{"id":74206,"date":"2021-01-31T06:20:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T06:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelbaseonline.com\/?p=74206"},"modified":"2021-01-31T06:20:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T06:20:46","slug":"how-lebanons-ski-industry-is-on-the-brink-after-covid-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelbaseonline.com\/destinations\/middle-east\/how-lebanons-ski-industry-is-on-the-brink-after-covid-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"How Lebanon's ski industry is on the brink after Covid 'disaster'"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nSnow is known as the ‘white gold’ of Lebanon as it is one of the main tourist attractions in winter<\/p>\n
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Deserted ski ski station at Kfardebian.<\/p>\n
The 2020-2021 season was a disaster for Lebanon’s ski industry, with intermittent lockdowns due to the spread of Covid-19 combined with delayed snowfall.\n<\/p>\n
The closure of ski lifts has eliminated thousands of seasonal jobs in ski resorts and put the local economy – accustomed to packed bars and rowdy ski festivals – on the brink of collapse.\n<\/p>\n