Laying foundation stone for a popular tourism project in Jableh

Within the framework of the government’s efforts to develop the reality of the domestic and popular tourism sector, the Minister of Tourism, Eng. Mohamed Rami Radwan Martini, on Saturday laid the foundation stone for the open beach project at Jableh Hmeimim site for popular tourism, provided that it comes into action during the next season.

In a statement to reporters, Minister Martini underlined the government’s efforts to support tourism investment and all types of tourism and focus on popular tourism because of its importance to a wide segment of citizens.

Minister Martini pointed out that the open beach project accommodates thousands of visitors at acceptable prices, and it was agreed to add overnight services, similar to Karnak Beach in  Tartous and “La Plage” in Lattakia.

The project area, according to investor Iyad Mohammed, is 10,305 square meters and includes 25 wooden cabins, a restaurant, a café, commercial services, points of sale for children’s games and recreational activities, in addition to beach services to ensure a unique experience for beachgoers.

Mohammed pointed out that the project is the first of its kind to be implemented by the private sector and is dedicated to first-class popular tourism at acceptable prices, expressing his hope that it will be an added value to the tourism sector and achieve an economic return by providing job opportunities for the people of the region.

The engineer supervising the implementation of the project, Osama Mohammed, noted that the project is located in a privileged location with beautiful natural terrain, 4 kilometers from the city of Jableh.

Minister Martini’s tour also included an inspection of the reality of work in a number of projects contracted at the Tourism Investment Market Forum 2019 in Jableh.

In Lattakia Governorate, Minister Martini, accompanied by the Governor of Lattakia, Engineer Amer Ismail Hilal, was briefed on the expansion project of La Plage Beach in Wadi Qandil, which includes the establishment of a three-storey hotel with 32 rooms and a breakfast hall with its services.

It is noteworthy that the La Plage Beach project in Wadi Qandil provides 50 job opportunities.

Inas Abdulkareem