An expensive looking tan…

Summer has hit Beirut and the temperatures are sizzling, as are the prices of entry to the various resorts along our coastline. The country’s most exclusive resorts have always been overpriced compared to neighboring countries, but over the past few years it seems the cost of most seaside retreats has become well out of reach of many Lebanese hoping to top-up their tans on what, in theory, are ‘public’ beaches. Still, while complaints over increasing entry fees and dwindling tourist numbers abound, major resorts claim they are not experiencing a decrease in customers. Though both have increased their entry fees, LazyB reports a 30 percent increase in visitors from last year while Edde Sands boasts almost double the clients. Some beach goers admit to frequenting the beach less than they did last season, while preferring to go to the “luxury beaches” when they do. “When I do go to the