As the new batch of students begin classes at Lebanon’s universities and families prepare to pay painfully high — and seemingly rising — tuition fees, it is time for a …
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Economics & Policy
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Year after year, hotelier Pierre Achkar has been the voice highlighting the concerns, needs and demands of local hotel operators and their occasional ideas for new strategies to market destination …
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Economic development and betterment are at the forefront of countries’ goals on a global scale. Governments’ desire to create stability within countries allow them to explore different archetypes. Some have …
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In recent years, tourist arrivals to Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have increased from 23.5 million in 2006 to 29.7 million in 2011, representing a an average annual growth rate …
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It has been no magical mystery tour for Lebanon’s hospitality sector this summer. In advance of the year’s main vacation season, optimistic voices such as Phoenicia Hotel owner Mazen Salha …
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Contingency plans, cancellations, and reduced audiences. This is what Lebanon’s summer festivals had to cope with this year in the context of a bleak socio-political and security situation. Although the …
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Lebanon’s energy minister has provided the clearest hint yet that he expects a delay to the bidding process for the country’s offshore oil and gas, ahead of a Monday deadline. …
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Alistair Hughes, owner of Savoir Beds, is explaining the role of the royal bed in late 17th century England, which was apparently more than just a construction to sleep in …
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International business consultancy groups pay great attention to developments in global wealth and luxury markets. As yet, however, the Eastern Mediterranean region has not been researched or measured against other …
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A boss can silently let his fellow colleagues know how he gets business done. A bespoke suit along with a crisp dress shirt and pure silk tie is for those businessmen …