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At the very least, a family of 4 people must pay at least 1.6 million Lebanese pounds to go to the beach, which is roughly equivalent to a month’s salary for a large segment of employees in Lebanon.
Resort prices doubled this year compared to last year, and some institutions even set their prices in dollars, which made many commentators on social media pages compare prices with neighboring countries, and it turned out that a trip to Turkish beaches may seem cheaper than a vacation in Lebanon.
While the eye is on this good opportunity to move the stalled wheel of the economy, and is waiting for the expatriates who booked tickets to come to Lebanon and spend the summer in their homeland and among their families carrying what they can afford of dollars, it is necessary to ask about the prices of entry to the swimming pools and marine tourist resorts, and whether they are It will suit residents who receive their salaries in Lebanese pounds, or expatriates coming from abroad.
On a site tour "Sky News Arabia" In some swimming pools, it was clear that the entrance prices varied between the regular and the tourist resorts, as the price of a ticket for a famous swimming pool in Beirut amounted to 400,000 pounds during the weekend for all ages, and 200,000 pounds for a domestic help.
An official of a swimming pool in the Damour area, south of the capital, said in an interview with "Sky News Arabia": "Before the economic crisis, entry prices to swimming pools in Lebanon ranged between 20 and 60 thousand pounds, and the latter are for swimming pools, which were considered very expensive compared to others. Today, with the collapse of the economic situation, pool owners have been forced to raise prices to imaginary numbers, and some of them receive entry fees in dollars so as not to fall in the losses of its volatility".
On the other hand, fees for some swimming pools exceeded $10 (more than 300,000 lira and about half the minimum wage).
Edmond, who works in the field of tourism in the coastal city of Jounieh, says: "Tourism is the only hope for the Lebanese to enter dollar To the country, workers in this sector are pinning high hopes on the summer season, which may be threatened due to low purchasing power and high prices.".
As for Ghassan, he is the owner of a northern swimming pool Beiruthe says: "The prices of maintenance materials have increased more than 11 times than they were before, even the chlorine with which we sterilize swimming pool water, we now buy the box from it for 2.6 million pounds, after it was 150 thousand".
He explains in his speech to the site "Sky News Arabia"that "Employee salaries and transportation allowances have increased due to the current situation, in addition to the malfunctions that may occur in refrigerating air conditioners, which require high amounts of maintenance.".
Ghassan adds: "We pay 450 thousand dollars for the rent of the land that we invest, and we work for a few days throughout the year, and we pay an annual amount of 140 million pounds for marine property, 45 million pounds for the municipality, and 16 million pounds for the railways".
On the other hand, the Secretary-General of the Federation of Tourist Syndicates in Lebanon, President of the Syndicate of Maritime Tourism Establishments, Jean Beiruti, says that he expects a promising summer, noting that "Food prices in swimming pools are the least expensive this year than all past years".
Beiruti adds in an interview with the site "Sky News Arabia": "Prices are acceptable to all social classes. From 50 to 60 percent of swimming pools, the entrance fees do not exceed 200,000 pounds, and this is suitable for the middle class, and most of them are close to Beirut.".
ويتابع: "There is a certain class in the country that needs 5-star service, and this enters the swimming pools, the fees of which are approximately 400 thousand pounds per person. The problem has exacerbated with the increase in diesel prices and the cost has increased by 32 percent from 2019. We have to fight to survive".
Beiruti expresses his optimism about the tourist season this summer, saying: "There are currently tourists in Lebanon from a large number of countries in the world: Argentina, Sweden, South Africa and Ivory Coast, for example, in addition to the Lebanese who have begun to arrive from abroad, and it is expected that by the end of next July, more of them will arrive".
seal: "It is expected that the summer season will bring to Lebanon nearly $4 billion that it desperately needs".
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At the very least, a family of 4 people must pay at least 1.6 million Lebanese pounds to go to the beach, which is roughly equivalent to a month’s salary for a large segment of employees in Lebanon.
Resort prices doubled this year compared to last year, and some institutions even set their prices in dollars, which made many commentators on social media pages compare prices with neighboring countries, and it turned out that a trip to Turkish beaches may seem cheaper than a vacation in Lebanon.
While the eye is on this good opportunity to move the stalled wheel of the economy, and is waiting for the expatriates who booked tickets to come to Lebanon and spend the summer in their homeland and among their families carrying what they can afford of dollars, it is necessary to ask about the prices of entry to the swimming pools and marine tourist resorts, and whether they are It will suit residents who receive their salaries in Lebanese pounds, or expatriates coming from abroad.
On a tour of some swimming pools by Sky News Arabia, it was clear that the entry prices varied between regular and tourist resorts, as the price of a ticket for a famous swimming pool in Beirut amounted to 400,000 pounds during the weekend for all ages, and 200,000 for a home assistant.
An official at a swimming pool in the Damour area, south of the capital, said in an interview with “Sky News Arabia”: “Before the economic crisis, entry prices to swimming pools in Lebanon ranged between 20 and 60 thousand pounds, and the latter is for swimming pools, which were considered expensive compared to others, but today With the collapse of the economic situation, the owners of swimming pools were forced to raise prices to imaginary numbers, and some of them receive the entry fee in dollars so as not to fall into the losses of its fluctuations.
On the other hand, fees for some swimming pools exceeded $10 (more than 300,000 lira and about half the minimum wage).
Edmond, who works in the field of tourism on the coast of Jounieh, says: “Tourism is the only hope for the Lebanese to enter dollar to the country, and workers in this sector are pinning great hopes on the summer season, which may be threatened due to the low purchasing power and high prices.”
As for Ghassan, he is the owner of a northern swimming pool BeirutHe says: “The prices of maintenance materials have increased more than 11 times than they were previously. Even the chlorine with which we sterilize swimming pool water, we buy the box from it for 2.6 million pounds, after it was 150 thousand.”
And he explained to “Sky News Arabia”, that “the salaries of employees and transportation allowances have increased due to the current conditions, in addition to the malfunctions that may occur in the cooling air conditioners that require high amounts of maintenance.”
Ghassan added, “We pay $450,000 in rent for the land we invest, and we work for a few days throughout the year, and annually pay 140 million pounds for marine property, 45 million pounds for the municipality, and 16 million pounds for the railway.”
On the other hand, the Secretary-General of the Federation of Tourist Syndicates in Lebanon, head of the Syndicate of Maritime Tourism Establishments, Jean Beiruti, says that he expects a promising summer, noting that “food prices in swimming pools are the least expensive this year than all the past years.”
In an interview with Sky News Arabia, Beiruti added, “The prices are acceptable for all social classes. From 50 to 60 percent of swimming pools, the entrance fees do not exceed 200,000 pounds, and this is suitable for the middle class, most of which are close to Beirut.”
And he continues: “There is a certain class in the country that needs 5-star service, and this enters the swimming pools, the fees of which are close to 400,000 pounds per person. The problem has worsened with the rise in diesel prices and the cost has increased by 32 percent from 2019. We must resist in order to survive.”
Beiruti expresses his optimism about the tourist season this summer, saying: “There are currently tourists from a large number of countries in the world: Argentina, Sweden, South Africa and Ivory Coast, for example, in addition to the Lebanese who started arriving from abroad, and it is expected that by the end of next July, more will arrive. who are they”.
He concluded: “It is expected that the summer season will bring in much-needed $4 billion to Lebanon.”