Can Libya Create a Tourism Industry Amid Volatile Government Policies?

Although the oil and gas industry remains Libya’s highest priority, the country is now discovering that it could be a lucrative travel destination.

Increasingly seen as a source of hard currency revenues, Libya spent millions of dollars from 2002 to 2006 to build up the beginning of a tourism sector from scratch. Some of the money has been spent on improvements and restoration projects around archaeological sites. Read here or subscribe here.