Lebanese people challenged by fees to access resorts amid financial crisis

STORY: Lebanese people challenged by fees to access resorts amid financial crisis DATELINE: June 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:01 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people at a resort in Lebanon's coastal town of Khalde 2. various of people spending time at the swimming pool 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): BASSEL EID, Lebanese citizen 4. various of people spending time at the swimming pool 5. various of people sitting at the beach 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAKRAM MOHTAR, Owner of Deauville resort in Khalde 6. various of the sea in Ramlet El-Baida in Beirut 7. various of people at Ramlet El-Baida in Beirut STORYLINE: Lebanon's financial crisis made it difficult for Lebanese people to practice their favorite summer hobby of visiting their country's famous resorts. The crisis plunged a big part of the population into poverty as the local currency collapsed and banks imposed heavy restrictions on cash withdrawals from banks. Lebanon's crisis was paralleled by an unprecedented inflation in prices of d

LEBANON-ECONOMY-PROTEST

LEBANON-ECONOMY-PROTEST

(220113) -- TRIPOLI, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bus drivers gather on a street during a protest in Tripoli, Lebanon, Jan. 13, 2022. Lebanese held on Thursday a nationwide protest against soaring prices and deteriorating living conditions caused by the long-term economic crisis. Drivers and citizens took to the streets in the capital Beirut, Tripoli, Khalde and other cities and towns, parking their cars in the middle of the streets and burning dust bins to blockade main roads. (Photo by Khaled Habashiti/Xinhua)

LEBANON-ECONOMY-PROTEST

LEBANON-ECONOMY-PROTEST

(220113) -- BEIRUT, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Drivers block a road during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, Jan. 13, 2022. Lebanese held on Thursday a nationwide protest against soaring prices and deteriorating living conditions caused by the long-term economic crisis. Drivers and citizens took to the streets in the capital Beirut, Tripoli, Khalde and other cities and towns, parking their cars in the middle of the streets and burning dust bins to blockade main roads. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

LEBANON-ECONOMY-PROTEST

LEBANON-ECONOMY-PROTEST

(220113) -- TRIPOLI, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Truck drivers block the Tripoli-Beirut road during a protest at the entrance to Tripoli, Lebanon, Jan. 13, 2022. Lebanese held on Thursday a nationwide protest against soaring prices and deteriorating living conditions caused by the long-term economic crisis. Drivers and citizens took to the streets in the capital Beirut, Tripoli, Khalde and other cities and towns, parking their cars in the middle of the streets and burning dust bins to blockade main roads. (Photo by Khaled Habashiti/Xinhua)

LEBANON-ECONOMY-PROTEST

LEBANON-ECONOMY-PROTEST

(220113) -- TRIPOLI, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Truck drivers block the Tripoli-Beirut road during a protest at the entrance to Tripoli, Lebanon, Jan. 13, 2022. Lebanese held on Thursday a nationwide protest against soaring prices and deteriorating living conditions caused by the long-term economic crisis. Drivers and citizens took to the streets in the capital Beirut, Tripoli, Khalde and other cities and towns, parking their cars in the middle of the streets and burning dust bins to blockade main roads. (Photo by Khaled Habashiti/Xinhua)

LEBANON-ECONOMY-PROTEST

LEBANON-ECONOMY-PROTEST

(220113) -- BEIRUT, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Drivers block a road during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, Jan. 13, 2022. Lebanese held on Thursday a nationwide protest against soaring prices and deteriorating living conditions caused by the long-term economic crisis. Drivers and citizens took to the streets in the capital Beirut, Tripoli, Khalde and other cities and towns, parking their cars in the middle of the streets and burning dust bins to blockade main roads. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)