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In a darkly ironic move, on literally the same day that the Syrian regime began tragically shelling its own people in coastal city of Lattakia, killing scores of civilians, the government put out a press release that it is pushing tourism in the city by providing hotel deals and putting on a festival. From eTurbo News:
Aiming at encouraging domestic tourism, the Ministry also kicked off Syria Summer Festival in Damascus, Aleppo and Lattakia governorates, in addition to activating the religious, cultural, medical, coastal tourism and adopting multimedia marketing policies.
A number of owners of tourist and commercial facilities announced unprecedented reductions for staying in resorts and hotels. Tartous and Lattakia hotels kicked off one of the remarkable initiatives to encourage domestic tourism through the announcement of a reduction from 40 to 60 percent.
Beyond belief.