Lebanon offers plenty of luxury hotels, all of which are well-equipped to ensure a pleasant and comfortable stay. Numerous gourmet restaurants offer a plethora of international cuisines, including Italian, Japanese, French, Mexican and Chinese, while first-rate Lebanese restaurants abound in the capital and throughout the country. The Ministry of Tourism publishes an informative General Tourism Guide including, among others, hotels, restaurant, cafés, leisure, shopping, beauty centers, etc… Available at the Office of Tourism. The Ministry also offers visitor information for each lebanese region.

Lebanon has a Mediterranean climate, with mild to cool, wet winters, and hot summers. The Lebanese mountains experience heavy winter snows. In summer, temperatures vary from a low of 16ºC at night to a high of 35ºC during the day. Winter temperatures are mild and usually average 14ºC during the day. Fall is a transitional period, with cooling days and occasional showers. In spring, the winter snows melt, the temperatures rise and Lebanon’s countryside blooms with flowers and greenery.

The official currency is the Lebanese Pound, but the US Dollar is widely accepted. The exchange rate is roughly LL 1,500 to the dollar.

Arabic is the official language of Lebanon, but French, English, and to a lesser degree Armenian, are widely spoken, especially in the Greater Beirut region.

Many universities operate in Lebanon offering the opportunity for higher education. The most prestigious university in Lebanon, and indeed in the entire Arab world, is the American University of Beirut (AUB), located along the capital’s western shores in Ras Beirut. During Lebanon’s golden years, from independence in 1943 to the beginnings of the war in 1975, every Arab leader studied at AUB, as did most of the Middle East's great thinkers, writers, and philosophers. Other important colleges include the Lebanese philosophers. Other important colleges include the Lebanese American University (LAU), the francophone St. Joseph University (USJ), Notre Dame University (NDU), Beirut Arab University, University of Balamand, Haigazian University, and the state-run Lebanese University (UL).

Lebanon has a number of operational ports, the most important of which are the Beirut, Jounieh, Tripoli, Chekka, Zahrani, Sidon, and Tyre ports. There are also marinas along the coast, including the Mövenpick marina in Ramlet el Baida, the Beirut marina Downtown, and the Joseph Khoury marina in Dbayeh.

Lebanon’s main airport is Beirut International Airport, located 10 minutes south of the capital. In addition, the country has four airports with paved runways and three smaller facilities with unpaved runways.