Articles of category "Arab Hotel Association"

Due to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the image of Palestine is quite controversial, while many tourists just cross out Palestine from the list of prospective travel destinations. However, Palestine is a land with a rich history and traditional hospitality, which expands from people's attitude toward foreigners to hotel management and customers' service.

Renowned Palestinian hospitality, impeccable service, historic and religious sites brought millions of visitors to the Holy Land, and until 2000, no one could expect that flourishing Palestinian tourism would turn into ruins. With the Israeli occupation, regular bombings of historic and cultural sites and even hotels, Palestinian tourism industry as well as foreign investors have lost Nine hundred and fifty million dollars during 2000-2004. However, today Palestine tries to rehabilitate its image and reputation of one of the most hospitable countries in the world.