Lebanon suffers tourism dip after warning

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Lebanon's tourism industry is suffering this year after warning against travelling to the country because of the conflict in neighbouring Syria.

Visitors from the Gulf usually make up half of the country's foreign tourist spending, but the governments of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE have warned against travelling.

Simon Atkinson reports from Beirut.

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