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
Sham Palace, Damascus
Tel: +96311 2232300/20
Fax: +96311 2212398
308 rooms, 72 suites, 5 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 5 conference rooms
Leisure facilities: games arcade, swimming pool, fitness centre, gym, sauna, steam room, aerobics, aqua massage and beauty saloons
Ebla Hotel, Damascus
Tel: +96311 2241900/45
Fax: +96311 5427275/6
350 rooms, 150 suites, 3 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: banquet and meeting room
Leisure facilities: 2 swimming pools, sports facilities, fitness centre, golf course and shopping arcade, gym
Four Seasons Hotel Damascus
Tel: +96311 3391000
Fax: +96311 3390900
www:fourseasons.com-damascus
231 rooms, 66 suites, 3 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 1 ballroom (up to 800 people), 4 meeting rooms
Leisure facilities: fitness centre, spa, swimming pool
Dedeman Hotel, Damascus
Tel: +96311 3738730
Fax: +96311 3738661
343 rooms and suites, 5 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 6 meeting rooms
Leisure facilities: gift shops, salon, spa, outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts, barber shops, health club
Queen Centre Arjaan by Rotana – Damascus
Tel: +96311 6664003
Fax: +96311 6664002
www: rotana.com/queencentrearjaanbyrotana
110 studios and suites, 2 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 1 meeting room
Leisure facilities: fitness centre, gym
Safir Al Sayedah Zeinab Hotel
Tel: +96311 6470140
Fax: +96311 6470131
www:safirhotels.com
157 rooms, 5 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 1 ballroom, 3 meeting rooms
Leisure facilities: shopping centres
Semiramis Hotel
Tel: +96311 2233555
Fax: +96311 2216797
www:semiramisathens.com
106 rooms, 8 suites, 4 F&B outlets
Meeting facilities: 1 ballroom Leisure facilities, 3 meeting rooms, swimming pool, gym, sauna, beauty salon, library
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
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
LATAKIA
Afamia Rotana Resort – Latakia
Tel: +963 41330033
Fax: +963 41330034
190 rooms & suites, 5 F&B Outlets
Meeting facility: 1 ballroom, 1 meeting room
Leisure facilities: swimming pools, fitness & leisure club, Jacuzzi, steam & massage rooms, 500m pristine beach, kids club, water and beach sports activities
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
Budget Rent a Car
Tel: +96311 2146717
Fax: +96311 2146929
ALEPPO
Europcar
Tel: +96321 933772545
Fax: +96321 21283233
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
Allied Tours
Tel: +96311 2230271
Fax: +96311 2245241
Hala Travel & Tourism
Tel: +96311 2323142
Fax: +96311 2323143
Ghazal Tours
Tel: +96311 2225623
Fax: +96311 2248248
Hammourabi Travel & Tourism
Tel: +963 11 2228255
Fax: +963 11 2313005
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
ALEPPO
Zeitouni Travel & Tourism
Tel: +96321 2114025
Fax: +96321 2112288
Byblos Travel & Tourism
Tel: +96321 2247793/2119152
Fax: +96321 2236601