New projects opened and foundation stones laid to improve the tourism and heritage situation in Lattakia

The Minister of Tourism Muhammad Rami Martini and the Governor of Lattakia, Engineer Amer Hilal laid the foundation stone for the site of the heritage incubator and the handicrafts market at Al-Batrani Park in Lattakia city , and the Ugarit Popular Tourism Project to construct a hotel and an open beach on the site of Ugarit, north of the city of Lattakia.
The expansion of the La Plage Hotel was also opened in the Wadi Qandil area, which includes 21 hotel suites, 20 wooden huts, gardens and children’s games.
In a statement to reporters, Minister Martini pointed out that the development dimension of these projects aims at improving the tourism situation and providing the best services in Lattakia Governorate, which is one of the most important tourist destinations in summer and whose natural richness, mountains and sea attract thousands of Arabs in neighboring countries.
 It was recorded a steady increase in the number of arriving tourists, along with hundreds of thousands of Syrian citizens and expatriates, as there is a large return of Syrian expatriates , despite the difficult circumstances.
Martini explained that the heritage incubator project at  Al-Batrani Park, which is located on an area of ​​2,500 square meters, is a cultural tourism development par excellence, as there are more than 22 rare heritage handicrafts in Lattakia.
He stressed that it is the duty of all concerned parties to cooperate to preserve them, and based on this goal our partnership came  with the Lattakia City Council to lay the foundation stone for a heritage incubator and handicrafts market, which includes about 40 shops, an exhibition hall, a training studio, a multi-use hall, and a heritage café.
He also refereed to the  importance of the Ugarit project as one of the leading projects in the field of popular tourism which reflects the great interest that the government and the ministries of tourism, local administration and governorates have given to this sector after the decline it witnessed in recent years as a result of the terrorist war and the economic blockade and their negative repercussions on the investment and development aspects.
 For his part Engineer Fayez Mansour, Director of the Syrian Transport and Tourism Company, the investing body of the La Plage project, indicated that the new expansion and increase in the number of chalets and suites came within the company’s plan to meet the growing demand and enhance the absorptive capacity after the great demand witnessed by its facilities, in addition to the quality of services, competitive prices, and the qualitative shift represented by the use of Alternative energy in lighting, air conditioning, water heating, etc. throughout the day.
He stressed the continuation of implementing projects that serve the community and the citizens.
Rawaa Ghanam
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