350 hotels in Najaf are threatened with closure..and layoffs besiege workers

[size=52]350 hotels in Najaf are threatened with closure..and layoffs besiege workers[/size]

[size=45]Najaf Governorate is a destination for visitors from all over the world, as it contains sacred religious shrines and historical evidence, as well as the largest historical cemetery in the world. The governorate has witnessed a significant downturn in the number of tourists for several years, and one of the most prominent reasons is the Corona pandemic, which has caused the market movement and the wheel of the economy to stop in many sectors, the most important of which is the hotel sector.[/size]
[size=45]The economic expert, head of the Najaf Hotels Association, Saeb Abu Ghoneim, says that “the stagnation of tourist movement and the lack of tourists negatively affected the economic wheel of the private sector, and as a result, the work of all sectors that depend on the entry of visitors to the city stopped.” Abu Ghoneim added, "The hotel sector was the most prominent loser due to these challenges that resulted after the emergence of the Corona virus and the restrictions imposed on the countries of the world," noting that "there are more than 350 hotels that are now almost closed after the economic stagnation and thousands of employees have been laid off in this regard." The sector due to the heavy losses that befell hotel owners.” He pointed out that "the tourism companies may be the only ones that have begun to gradually recover due to the lifting of some restrictions, and domestic tourism may have played a role in reviving the lungs of this sector, but it did not reach the required level and recover from the consequences of losses that lasted over 3 years." As for Talal Abu Saiba, the owner of a commercial store in the old city of Najaf, he attributed the weak market movement to the decline in tourists in the city. Abu Saiba added, “The government agencies did not work to address the economic collapse in the private sector, and worked to save the public sector only from collapse, while the private sector is one of the pillars of the economy in all countries of the world. The market provides thousands of job opportunities that provide a decent living for the citizen.” It is an interconnected chain between all professions.[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that "with the weakness of tourists and their lack of interest in the market, these opportunities have vanished and the so-called economic wheel has become extinct in the city, which was the focus of citizens from Iraq's governorates to work in," adding that "despite the presence of visitors in a small number now, the owners of the shops could not Especially in the old city, to compensate for the heavy losses that they suffered years ago.”[/size]
[size=45]And he indicated, "The mood of the tourist in buying changed due to the rise in the price of the dollar and the collapse of the economies of the countries whose citizens used to come to Iraq for the purpose of religious tourism, especially Iran, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. These factors led to a significant stagnation of the market movement."[/size]
[size=45]Citizens expressed their hope from the current and future governments to “find radical solutions to revive the economy in sectors that depend on religious tourism, develop infrastructure to be attractive factors for tourists, and activate archeology and recreational tourism because of the success factors that this province contains in these sectors.” “.[/size]
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