TOURISM SECTOR IN LIBYA – A SITUATION ANALYSIS
TOURISM SECTOR IN LIBYA – A SITUATION ANALYSIS

Summary/Abstract: Libya started its recovery after the conflict called Arab Spring in 2011 and the improvement process may be seen in GDP growth, stabilization of the industry, in the areas of public expenditure and financial management, infrastructure repair, job creation for young people and service delivery and in social processes. Although the country’s economy is mostly based on oil and natural gas extraction, other sectors also should be developed to build more pillars for the economy. The aim of the paper is to provide a strategic environmental analysis from the aspects of tourism and hospitality sector, by which the opportunities for improving the role of tourism sector in Libya are outlined. The first step of this development is to create a safer environment that is necessary for the development of different branches of tourism and hospitality sector, the second step is to make efforts for increasing the quality of services. Based on a document analysis and own experiences the authors formulated recommendations that may serve the quality improvement efforts.

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