It’s vacation time!

The summer season, when schools are off for two months and productivity at work slows down, is usually seen as the best time to leave one’s home country for a well-deserved break and discover new cities around the globe. Whether booked independently through airline search engines or planned as an all-inclusive package through travel agencies, leisure travel is often anticipated by travelers as the high point of the year, and by businesses as an important source of revenue. In Lebanon, the idea of a vacation abroad is becoming more and more common, says Nakhal Travel’s general manager Elie Nakhal, who sees this as a positive sign for travel agencies. Summertime and Lebanese travel agencies According to the travel agencies interviewed for this article, the summer season traditionally constitutes between 40 and 60 percent of their annual turnover in terms of leisure travel. “In the summer, the leisure business increases at