Lebanese Ministry of Tourism released statistics on Sunday showing Saudi Arabian visitors in Lebanon account for 20% of all tourist spending, more than any other nationality. Emiratis followed with 13% of total spending, Kuwaitis account for 12%, Egyptians 8%, and Jordanians 6%.
Arab visitors comprise 41.3% of the total number of visitors to Lebanon. During the first three months of 2009 Lebanon received 297,679 visitors.