Iraq Tourism HD Video Interview

When you think of tourism, Iraq does not probably jump to mind. Despite that, there was a large Iraq booth at the World Travel Market (WTM) 2011 at Excel in London, with a reasonable number of delegates in attendance.

TravelNewsAsia.com took the opportunity to sit down with Fadhil Al-Saaegh , Managing Director of Al-Rafidain Co. Ltd., to ask why Iraq has spent so much to promote the country when, from an outsiders perspective at least, there still seems to be so much trouble.

We ask whether it is safe, the status of tourism there at the moment, if there are any areas other than Baghdad that are attracting tourism and what the state of national monuments, treasures and other tourist sites are.

Numerous airlines have also started to resume flights to different destinations in Iraq such as Baghdad, Basra and others. TravelNewsAsia.com asks what the country is doing to attract more airlines etc.

Iraq Tourism HD Video Interview with Fadhil Al-Saaegh

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