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The North African country, which is still off-limits to British travellers according to the Foreign Office, is among the more unusual destinations being showcased at the 2012 World Travel Market, a holiday trade show which opened at ExCeL London this morning.
The efforts have been fairly well received. In a survey of 1,300 tourism chiefs attending the conference, more than half believed Libya had the potential to become a popular tourist spot, with just one in 10 dismissing the idea entirely.
"Libya could be one of tourism's most exciting destinations in the future,” said WTM director Simon Press. "Many destinations such as Vietnam and Croatia have repositioned from conflict zones to tourism hotspots, and there is no reason why, over time, Libya cannot do the same."
The country is renowned for its ancient ruins, with those at Leptis Magna - one of five UNESCO World Heritage Sites found in the country – perhaps the best known. The former Roman city lies around 80 miles east of the modern day capital, Tripoli, and dates back to around 1100 BC. Other ruins can be found at Cyrene, close to the present day settlement of Shahhat, Apollonia, 12 miles to the southwest, and Sabratha, in the northwest corner of the country.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/9655515/Libya-tries-to-entice-travellers.html
The efforts have been fairly well received. In a survey of 1,300 tourism chiefs attending the conference, more than half believed Libya had the potential to become a popular tourist spot, with just one in 10 dismissing the idea entirely.
"Libya could be one of tourism's most exciting destinations in the future,” said WTM director Simon Press. "Many destinations such as Vietnam and Croatia have repositioned from conflict zones to tourism hotspots, and there is no reason why, over time, Libya cannot do the same."
The country is renowned for its ancient ruins, with those at Leptis Magna - one of five UNESCO World Heritage Sites found in the country – perhaps the best known. The former Roman city lies around 80 miles east of the modern day capital, Tripoli, and dates back to around 1100 BC. Other ruins can be found at Cyrene, close to the present day settlement of Shahhat, Apollonia, 12 miles to the southwest, and Sabratha, in the northwest corner of the country.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/9655515/Libya-tries-to-entice-travellers.html
