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What do millennials want from a green hotel? http://buff.ly/1rz7Lrw
30/04/2014

What do millennials want from a green hotel? http://buff.ly/1rz7Lrw

Millennials are searching for a “real” green experience at hotels as opposed to a “convenient” green experience, and they’re not willing to pay extra for it, sources said.

16/02/2014
The inevitability of free Wi-Fi

"Internet service should be free to guests in all hotels"

Loews Hotels’ announcement last week that it will offer free guestroom Wi-Fi might open the door for other chains to follow.

14/02/2014
Copycat hotel brands begin to emerge in China

Some of the world’s most iconic hotel brands are spanning imitators in China

Some of the world’s most iconic hotel brands are spanning imitators in China, where trademarks and naming rights have long proven problematic.

12/02/2014
Personalization equals loyalty for millennials

Forget points-based loyalty programs. Millennials can only be wooed by personalized hotel experiences

Forget points-based loyalty programs. Millennials can only be wooed by personalized hotel experiences. The problem, ALIS panelists said, is how to pay for it.

10/02/2014
JLL: Hotel conditions in Sochi overblown

"The shortage of hotels in Sochi, Russia, is not as bad as social media would lead you to believe "

The shortage of hotels in Sochi, Russia, is not as bad as social media would lead you to believe, according to Moscow-based David Jenkins, an executive VP with JLL's Hotels & Hospitality Group.

29/01/2014
For now, hotel sector hesitant over bitcoins

Come on guys, get with the program! "For now, sector hesitant over " @

Bitcoins have garnered much press, but for the hotel industry it represents a distant likelihood, save for some independent properties.

25/01/2014
Don’t let Target fiasco repeat at your hotel

"Don’t let Target fiasco repeat at your hotel"

Hoteliers could learn a lesson or two from the Target data breach. Lucky for you, Hotel News Now is in the business of educating our readers.

25/12/2013

Merry Christmas from Escapaide!

29/11/2013
Abu Dhabi folds reviews into hotel ratings

Hotels in Abu Dhabi will now have their official hotel classification affected by social media reviews. WOW.

The emirate will become the first government entity in the world to incorporate social media reviews into its official hotel classification system.

15/11/2013
A more stable Iraq brims with opportunities

Who wants to sign up for the first guided tour of Iraq?? I'll lead the trip.

A booming oil industry and infrastructure upgrades are piquing interest from hotel developers, especially in the more stable Kurdistan region.

13/11/2013
Hoteliers leverage haunted histories

Would you stay at a haunted ?

Marketers at haunted hotels place an increased emphasis on the paranormal during October, offering packages and tours geared toward ghost enthusiasts and paranormal investigators.

09/10/2013
Hoteliers feeling effects of US shutdown

Hotels are feeling the effects of the US shutdown

Most affected by the shutdown are those hotels that rely heavily on national park business and hotels in Washington, D.C., that rely on tour groups visiting historic monuments.

30/06/2013

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A three tiered chasm

The Bataara (or Ballou Balaa) pothole appears almost out of nowhere on the meadows of the Lebanon Mountain Trail of Tannourine municipality of Lebanon. Three natural bridges, each rising above the other overhang an enormous abyss in which during spring melts a 255m waterfall plunges down into the depths. The waterfall is only observable in March and April. Due to the journey the water has to take to get to the bottom the pothole is also known as Three Bridge Chasm. The pothole was only discovered in 1952 by French bio-speleologist Henri Coiffant and it was not until 30 years later that the cave was fully mapped.

The limestone cave is of Jurassic origin and formed approximately 160 million years ago. Water from a stream slowly seeped into the limestone forming the pothole and the bridges. However, the pothole and the bridges are quite fragile. During winter freezes large chunks of the walls of the pothole fall apart and the pothole is not marked by any signs. Since it appears quite unexpectedly in the landscape one should not get too close to the edges. Potholes are very popular among cavers, however it was decided that due to its instability Batara would not be accessible. A fluorescent dye test in 1988 revealed that the water from the sinkhole emerges at the nearby village of Mgharet al-Ghaouaghir.

Baatara is located on the Lebanon Mountain Trail, a long distance hiking trail of 440km that walks from the north of Lebanon to Marjaayoun. Its main aim is to show the cultural and natural heritage of the Lebanese mountain and bring communities closer together. For more information, see here: http://www.lebanontrail.org/

--BO

Image: Missakasim on panoramio.com. Baatara pothole with the Baatara gorge waterfall. Note the person standing on the second bridge.

References

http://ziadsalloumphotography.com/blog/?p=1790

http://www.kuriositas.com/2011/08/baatara-gorge-waterfall-that-drops-into.html

http://www.lebanontrail.org/

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