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NAME
Association Of Travel And Tourist
Agents In Lebanon (ATTAL) |
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FOUNDED
25 June 1949 - Decision 6848 -
Minister Of National Economy
and Social Affairs |
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HONORARY PRESIDENTS
1 Amine Hitti* Elected President
(1949-1962)
2 Antoine Massoud Elected President(1967-1968) (1970-1972)
(1978-1991) |
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PAST PRESIDENTS
Amine Hitti*, Victor Saad*, Antoine
Massoud, Georges Haddad*, Salim Kheireddine, Georges El-Kahi*,
Ramzi Alamuddine, Khalil Semaan, Ghassan Kheireddine,
Fouad Kurban. |
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BOARD MEMBERS
2005 - 2007
| Jean Abboud |
President |
| Mahmoud El-Khatib |
Vice President, |
| Toufic Keirouz |
Secretary General, |
| Ali Kolok |
Treasurer |
Souheik Abou Asly
Mohamad Barakat
Walid Challita
Ali Ftouni
Fayez Rahal
Ghassan Saad
Randa Zaouk
Ziad Zarkout
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WHAT IS IT?
It’s the national body representing
the travel and tourism industry. it speaks and acts for
travel agents on the lebanese stage, as well as the regional
and the international one. |
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MEMBERS
219 AS AT 01/01/2007 (Official
applicable List is delcared Annually on April 1) |
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LOCAL COOPERATION
| 1 The Tourism Advisory Committee |
(MINISTRY OF TOURISM) |
| 2 Federation Of Lebaneses
Tourism Associations |
(FOLTA) |
| 3 Agency Programme Joint Council
For Lebanon |
(APJC-LB) |
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REGNL' COOPERATION
| 1 Federation of Arab Travel
agents'' Associations |
(FATAA) |
| 2 The Syrian- Lebanese
Businessman Council |
(SLBSC) |
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INTNL' COOPERATION
| 1 United Federation of Travel
Agents' Associations |
(UFTAA) |
| 2 International Air
Transport Association |
(IATA) |
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HOW IT WORKS ?
The board of directors elected
by members of the general assembly in an ordinary session
for four years office deternines the policy of the association.
There is an executive committee composed of the president,
vice president, secretary general, and treasurer ( two
years term). There are also four permanent technical committees
(finance/discipline/membership & tourism) shared by
board and general assembly members. They submit recommendations
to the board of directors. The day-to-day operations are
carried out at attal's offices between 08:00 hrs. and
16:00 hrs. under the supervision of the general secretary
and the administration of the president. A team of four
persons supervised by the office manager Ghassan Hitti
conducts it. |
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OFFICES
467 Salam Building, Salam street,
P.O.BOX 11-4916, Riad El Solh Beirut 1107 2180 –
Lebanon
Tel/Fax 01-200176 - 01-324322 – E.mail:lebtravl@inco.com.lb |
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Stimulate and develop
the travel and tourism sectors. |
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Create a line of
cooperation and communication between members’.
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Protect interests
of lebanese travel agents.
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Defend their rights
individually and collectively.
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Improve their professional,
social, health and financial standards. |
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Organize conventions,
seminars, rehabilitation and familiarization courses.
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Provide them with
professional assistance (surveys, statistics and different
consultative advices).
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Represent their disagreements
before courts, arbitrators, or administrative authorities. |
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Establish necessary
legistlations in favor of attal purposes and the traveltrade
industry. |
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Operate with related official
and privatep rofessional authorities to indicate the travel
agents’ necessaties and to control pricing of travel
and tourism services.
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Introduce lebanon, represent
the travel and tourism agencies in the tourism cycle,
organizations and congresses
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Help and guide travelers,
tourists and emigrants to avoid exploitation & speculations.
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Execute juridical
& international tourism, air, sea, and land transportation
rules.
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