The Syrian uprising has hit the country's economy hard, with tourism almost collapsing and trade down too.
Before the protests early last year, it is claimed the hotels were nearly all full but the numbers have fallen dramatically.
Sky's Tim Marshall says 14% of the country's economy has "disappeared".
At the world-famous Crac des Chevaliers, a 12th-century Crusader castle, there are now only about 10 visitors a day, and fewer than 10 European tourists a month.
It is also claimed some truck drivers are afraid to use trade routes from Turkey.
They say the roads are dangerous to use at night due to terrorists.
And at the Mediterranean city of Tartus, the port is quiet.
With trade reduced, this may do more harm to the regime than protests and condemnation from foreign powers.
President Bashar al Assad is continuing to stand firm, despite growing international pressure over the violence in the country.
Tartus is the main Mediterranean port used by the Russian Navy, and Syria still has support from Moscow and China at the UN Security Council.
Russia says it will block any attempts by Western military to intervene in Syria.
And Lebanon and Iraq - Arab League members that both border Syria - still also back it.
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