BEIRUT: The Lebanese economy is service-oriented, meaning the main growth sectors include banking and tourism.

Most tourism in Lebanon is based in the capital city, Beirut, where the nightlife, restaurants, hotels,"...

Director Leen Alfaisal's documentary film The Borrowed Dress received a Special Mention at the 2ndBeirut Women International Film Festival (BWFF) that closed on March 15. This comes in coincidence with its Egyptian premiere at the 8th Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) within its Freedom"...

French national Nicolas Herbault is now the executive chef of Le Gray, Beirut, a Campbell Gray Hotel. Herbault's previous experience includes working at five-star establishments such Relais & Chateaux - Les Trois Tillleuls & Spa Givenchy in Quebec, Canada; The Intercontinental Le Moana Bora Bora, in French Polynesia; Qasr Al Sarab Desert resort by Anantara in Abu Dhabi, The One&Only Royal Mirage, Dubai; Le Mirador Kempinski in Switzerland and the Crowne Plaza Dubai. Speaking about his appointment, Herbault said: “The......

Lebanon has a long history as a shipping and trading hub, leveraging its geographical location on the Mediterranean Sea and connecting mainland Europe to the Arab hinterland. It was several thousand years ago that religious texts referenced the peoples of Mesopotamia (in what is now modern"...

Hotels are witnessing high traffic and some reached full occupancy over the past month. Hoteliers are optimistic and have high expectations for this summer’s bookings.

There was a good pick-up in occupancy rates starting last month, said Mohamad Yassine, General Manager"...

Muscat: The total revenue of Omani hotels in the three-to-five-star category rose by 14.3% to RO 22.7 million till the end of January 2019 compared to RO 19.8 million for the same period of
the previous year.
However, hotel occupancy rates fell by 2.7% to reach 62.4% at the end"...

The fourth edition of Bahrain Food Festival continues to attract record numbers of visitors achieving an unprecedented level of success. In the first week alone, more than 150,000 people visited the festival which was launched on Thursday, February 28 2019, which is expected to attract even"...

NNA - Tourism Minister Avedis Guidanian participated in the 53rd session of the World Tourism Exchange in Berlin in the presence of 180 countries and a large number of tourism professionals and businessmen.

The"...

NNA - Tourism Minister, Avedis Guidanian, on Friday welcomed in his office at the Ministry the Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon, Mohammed Jalal Feroznia, with whom he discussed the bilateral relations between the two countries, notably at the tourism level.


Minister Guidanian"...

Tucked in a market square in downtown Beirut, the Paname Cafe caters to those with a taste for luxury.

A large modern art sculpture sits in the centre of the square, with benches around the sides where customers can relax in the sunshine.

But the cafe, and much"...