Damascus-SANA

Within the framework of the government's efforts to reactivate the tourism sector and investment facilities, a contract for the rehabilitation, restoration and investment of the Badia Al-Sham Hotel in Deir Ezzor Governorate was signed today at the Ministry of Tourism between the owner (Syrian Arab Facilities Company) and the investors, represented by the Syrian Company for Transport and Tourism, the Syrian Arab Company for Hotels and Tourism, and the National Corporation for Oil Services.

The total area of the Sham Badia Hotel is 18,48 square meters, and includes 5 rooms, 3 suites, 8 bungalows with 8 rooms, 3 apartments, 10 feeding points, a swimming pool and a multi-purpose hall, while the investment cost of the project exceeded <> billion Syrian pounds.

In a statement to SANA correspondent after signing the contract, Minister of Tourism Eng. Mohamed Rami Martini confirmed that the government is continuing to exert efforts to return the tourism sector to its brightness, and activate tourism investments, indicating the importance of this project as it represents a development message within the reconstruction file in Deir Ezzor governorate after the victories achieved by the Syrian Arab Army in it.

Minister Martini pointed out that the project will provide more than 200 job opportunities during construction, and 200 job opportunities at the start of operation for graduates of tourism and hotel education in the governorates of Deir Ezzor and Hasakah, and will be put into service after maintenance of equipment and cladding during the current year.

The General Manager of the Syrian Company for Transport and Tourism, Eng. Fayez Mansour, indicated that the Badia Al-Sham Hotel project is one of the multiple projects of the company that seeks to be present in various regions in Syria, pointing out that the investment period of the project is 22 years.

In turn, the general manager of the Syrian Arab Company for Hotels and Tourism, Ajwad Khweis, pointed out that the project is of four stars, and has great privacy because the city of Deir Ezzor has been subjected to great destruction by terrorist organizations, and its aim is to revive the city and tourism in it, as it will be the address of the city and a destination for all tourists and delegations visiting the city.

It is noteworthy that the percentage of the participation of the companies involved in this project is 50 percent, the Syrian Arab Company for Hotels and Tourism 15 percent, and the National Corporation for Oil Services 35 percent.

Sakina Mohammed and Gemma Ibrahim

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