Money back guarantee

In the first six months of 2003, over $1 million in VAT-refunds have been reimbursed to tourists and non-resident Lebanese. It is estimated that 15,000 tourists, roughly 1.5% of all foreign arrivals, took the time to put their purchases through the Global Refund tax-free shopping system, collecting an average of $66 from new tax-free shopping desks at Lebanon’s main border crossings. Since 2001, Lebanon has touted itself as a shopping destination to eventually challenge Dubai. This claim has been strengthened by the evolution of the BCD, the arrival of modern, well-specified shopping centers and the long-overdue appearance of high-profile international consumer brands have proved a popular complement to Lebanon’s established tourist attractions. When it is eventually built, the long awaited Souks project will be the jewel in Lebanon’s retail crown and the center of tourist shopping. Retailers can now point to defined shopping periods: summer, Eid el Adha and Eid