{"id":3588,"date":"2020-04-18T17:09:23","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T20:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=3588"},"modified":"2020-04-18T21:19:43","modified_gmt":"2020-04-19T00:19:43","slug":"covid-19-after-70-years-of-existence-surviving-a-civil-war-and-a-pre-pandemic-national-financial-crisis-le-bristol-hotel-shuts-down-in-beirut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2020\/04\/18\/covid-19-after-70-years-of-existence-surviving-a-civil-war-and-a-pre-pandemic-national-financial-crisis-le-bristol-hotel-shuts-down-in-beirut\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19: After 70 years of existence, surviving a civil war and a pre-pandemic national financial crisis, Le Bristol Hotel shuts down in Beirut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Taken from the 961<\/em> (published on April 18, 2020) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This five-star hotel survived a long and devastating civil war. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It became even a symbol of peace. Indeed, it was a sort of tribune longing for peace in the middle of the barbaric civil war, welcoming politicians during endless crisis talks. Thus, this closure is symbolically moving…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is the website of the Le Bristol in Beirut, Lebanon:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.lebristolbeirut.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Daily Star<\/em> (April 18, 2020), \u201cPrince\nAlbert of Monaco, Princess Soraya of Iran and famous Syrian poet Nizar Kabbani,\nwho was a regular at the hotel, are some of the well-known figures who chose Le\nBristol during their visits to Lebanon<\/em>\u201d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/News\/Lebanon-News\/2020\/Apr-18\/504578-famed-hotel-le-bristol-closes-after-69-years.ashx<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below, you can find a promotional video of the hotel. Best wishes to its soon-to-be former staff… In a normal country, we would have been reassured to know that these \u201claid-off employees will receive pensions according to the Ministry of Labor standards<\/em>\u201d. However, Lebanon is far from being the norm (thank goodness for other countries). When received, these employees’ pensions will be paid in Lebanese pounds. The latter has been in a scary free fall, even before the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To conclude this post, knowing the tenacity of the Lebanese people, this business will perhaps revive one day? Who knows? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best wishes to all the businesses of the world, smaller and larger ones, in poorer and richer countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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