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Lebanon As A Hub For Religious Tourism

July 19, 2010 · Mustapha Hamoui

Lebanon is the regional capital of boobs and booze tourism. Does that mean that those more interested in providence have nothing to enjoy? Fear not, the Association for the promotion of religious tourism has just been born:

The objectives of the new association includes the promotion of pastoral pilgrimages, the organization of regular meetings between the rectors of shrines in order to improve the accommodation of pilgrims. Together with the Ministry of Tourism, tour operators and interested groups, it also intends to develop religious tourism itself, in particular to include Lebanon in the regional tourism map.

While they’re at it, they can also tell everyone how Jesus is Lebanese, not Jewish

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