General information
International Tel Code: +963
Area Codes: Damascus 11, Aleppo 21
Currency: Syrian Pound
Exchange rate: US$1=SYP 46.75
Visa: Required by all foreign visitors, except Arab nationals. Iraqi people need a visa. Any evidence of a visit to Israel will automatically deny your entrance to Syria.
Ministry of Tourism, Damascus
Tel: +96311 2210122/2242646
Fax: +96311 2242636
Airports
Damascus Airport
Tel: +96311 5400980/5400981
Aleppo Airport
Tel: +96321 4786805
Syrian Air
Tel: +963 11 167
The airline’s network covers: Abu Dhabi, Aleppo, Amman, Amsterdam, Antalya, Athens, Bahrain, Beirut, Benghazi, Berlin, Brussels, Bucharest, Cairo, Copenhagen, Damascus, Dammam, Deir ez-Zor, Doha, Dubai, Frankfurt, Jeddah, Khartoum, Kuwait, Larnaca, Latakia, London, Madrid, Marseille, Milan, Moscow, Paris,Qamishli, Riyadh, Rome, Sharjah, Stockholm, Tehran, Tripoli, Vienna, Yerevan.
Hotels
DAMASCUS
Carlton Hotel
Tel: +96311 2122000
Fax: +96311 2122007
www: carltonhotel-syria.com
93 rooms and 4 restaurants
Meeting facilities: 2 meeting room
Leisure facilities: outdoor swimming pool and shops
Cham Palace, Damascus
Tel: +96311 2232300/20
Fax: +96311 2212398
www: chamhotels.com
308 rooms, 72 suites, 5 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 5 conference rooms
Leisure facilities: games arcade, swimming pool, fitness centre, gym, sauna.
Ebla Cham Palace, Damascus
Tel: +96311 2241900/45
Fax: +96311 5427275/6
www: chamhotels.com
350 rooms, 150 suites, 4 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: banquet and meeting room
Leisure facilities: 2 swimming pools, sports facilities, fitness centre, jogging track, horse riding club, golf course and shopping arcade
Four Seasons Hotel Damascus
Tel: +96311 3391000
Fax: +96311 3390900
www: fourseasons.com
231 rooms, 66 suites, 3 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 2 ballrooms (up to 800 people), 3 meeting rooms
Leisure facilities: fitness centre, spa, swimming pool
Le Meridien Damascus
Tel: +96311 3738730
Fax: +96311 3738661
www: starwoodhotels.com
343 rooms and suites, 5 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 7 meeting rooms (1200 people)
Leisure facilities: gift shops, salon, spa, outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts
Queen Centre Rotana Suites
Tel: +96311 6664003
Fax: +96311 6664002
www: rotana.com
108 studios and suites, 2 F&B outlets
Leisure facilities: fitness centre, steam room and Jacuzzi
Safir Al Sayedah Zeinab Hotel
Tel: +96311 6740140
Fax: +96311 6470131
www: safirhotels.com
157 rooms, 5 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 1 ballroom, 3 meeting rooms
Leisure facilities: swimming pool
Semiramis Hotel
Tel: +96311 2233555
Fax: +96311 2216797
www: semiramisathens.com
106 rooms, 10 suites, 6 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 1 ballroom Leisure facilities: swimming pool, gym, sauna, beauty salon, shopping arcade
Sheraton Damascus Hotel
Tel: +96311 3734630
Fax: +96311 2243607
www: sheraton.com
246 rooms, 23 suites, 8 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 3 meeting rooms
Leisure facilities: swimming pool, tennis courts, gym, shopping arcade
Sheraton Ma’aret Sednaya Hotel & Resort
Tel: +96311 5958000
Fax: +96311 5958022
www: sheraton.com
107 rooms, 5 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 3 meeting rooms
Leisure facilities: fitness facility, sauna, swimming pool
ALEPPO
Chahba Cham Palace
Tel: +96321 2661600
Fax: +96321 2270150
www: chamhotels.com
220 rooms, 30 suites, 7 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: banquet and meeting room
Leisure facilities: swimming pool, sports facilities, gym, sauna, hammam, Jacuzzi, beauty salon
Sheraton Aleppo Hotel
Tel: +96321 2121111
Fax: +96321 2121136
www: sheraton.com
199 rooms, 5 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 2 ballrooms (up to 480 people), 2 meeting rooms
Leisure facilities: swimming pool, fitness centre, gym sauna, Jacuzzi, turkish bath
HOMS
Safir Hotel Homs
Tel: +96331 412400
Fax: 96331 433420
www: safirhotels.com
92 rooms, 5 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 2 meeting rooms
Leisure facilities: swimming pool, health club, tennis court
Car Hire
DAMASCUS
Cham Car
Tel: +96311 2216615
Fax: +96311 2226181
Europcar
Tel: +96311 2120624
Fax: +96311 2111304
Hertz
Tel: +96311 2216615
Fax: +96311 2226181
Marmou Rent a Car
Tel: +96311 3335959/ 3335787
Fax: +96311 2323084
Victoria Rent a Car / Budget Rent a Car
Tel: +96311 944 951212
Fax: +96311 2318116
ALEPPO
Europcar
Tel: +96321 2224854
Fax: +96321 2232302
Travel Agents
DAMASCUS
Aalam Al Safera Travel & Tourism
Tel: +96311 2244931/2244932
Fax: +96311 2236439
Abinos Travel & Tourism
Tel: +96311 2322730
Fax: +96311 2322570
Adonis Travel & Tourism
Tel: +96311 2236272
Fax: +96311 2224755
Atlas Tours
Tel: +96311 2215275
Fax: +96311 2221807
Hala Travel & Tourism
Tel: +96311 2323142
Fax: +96311 2323143
Ghazal Tours
Tel: +96311 2225623
Fax: +96311 2248248
Kinora Travel & Tourism
Tel: +96311 3324613
Fax: +96311 3324610
Leen Aeroflot Agent
Tel: +96311 2324354
Fax: +96311 2320105
Magellan Travel & Tourism
Tel: +96311 3220732
Fax: +96311 3216115
Minerva Travel & Tourism
Tel: +96311 3311887
Fax: +96311 3335135
Orient Express
Tel: +96311 2219846/48
Fax: +96311 2243737
Panorama Travel & Tourism
Tel: +96311 2310022
Fax: +96311 2228899
Sunny Land Travel – Tourism Cargo
Tel: +96311 2222912
Fax: +96311 2233316
ALEPPO
Zeitouni Travel & Tourism
Tel: +96321 2114025
Fax: +96321 2112288
Byblos Travel & Tourism
Tel: +96321 2247793/2119152
Fax: +96321 2236601