Here is an article today about Beirut's booming market for boutique hotels:
Lebanon's hospitality sector taps into virgin boutique hotel market
Move comes in response to increasing demand for rooms
By Lysandra Ohrstrom
Special to The Daily Star
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Beirut: Lebanon's hospitality sector is branching out into the untapped boutique hotel market, with three projects in development in Beirut Central District (BCD) and one on Gemmayzeh's Gouraud Street. Christian FernainŽ, the co-founder of the management consulting firm Ulysses, said that the current spate of boutique development is a response to increasing demand for rooms in Lebanon.
"There will be 3,000-4,000 new more rooms by 2008 when the construction of the Hyatt, Four Seasons, and Rotana hotels are completed, but the local market needs 8,000-10,000 more rooms," he said.
Here's the rest of the article:
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article....ticle_id=22757