Liberia Lodging

(UNCLASSIFIED) Lodging is divided into two sub categories, transient and permanent. Transient lodging consists of hotels, hostels, inns, and bed & breakfasts where business travelers may reside during visits to the country while permanent lodging consists of apartments, houses, luxury housing, condominiums, and any other local terminology for residential housing structures.Transient LodgingWith ten years of peace from the last Liberian Civil War, there has been potential for growth in the tourism industry, but there are many obstacles to overcome. Secure accommodation with running modern amenities can be difficult and expensive to locate. Mamba Point Hotel was the main place for expats and journalists to reside during the war, and this hotel remains popular with foreign travelers for its continuous electricity, onsite restaurants, and Wi-Fi in select areas. Other hotels can be found in the Mamba Point area and along Tubman Boulevard. Hotels are usually considered to be quite safe as owners will employ guards. Attribute Table Field DescriptionsISO3 - International Organization for Standardization 3-digit country code ADM0_NAME - Administration level zero identification / name ADM1_NAME - Administration level one identification / name ADM2_NAME - Administration level two identification / name NAME - Name of lodging TYPE1 - Primary classification in the geodatabase TYPE2 - Secondary classification in the geodatabase CITY - City location available SPA_ACC - Spatial accuracy of site location (1 – high, 2 – medium, 3 – low) COMMENTS - Comments or notes regarding lodging SOURCE_DT - Source one creation date SOURCE - Source one SOURCE2_DT - Source two creation date SOURCE2 - Source two CollectionThis feature class was generated utilizing data from OpenStreetMap, Wikimapia, GeoNames. And OpenStreetMap is a free worldwide map, created by crowd-sourcing Wikimapia is open-content mapping platform focused on gathering all geographical objects in the world. GeoNames is a geographical places database maintained and edited by the online community. Consistent naming conventions for geographic locations were attempted but name variants may exist which can include historical or less widespread interpretations.The data included herein have not been derived from a registered survey and should be considered approximate unless otherwise defined. While rigorous steps have been taken to ensure the quality of each dataset, DigitalGlobe is not responsible for the accuracy and completeness of data compiled from outside sources.Sources (HGIS)DigitalGlobe, "DigitalGlobe Imagery Archive." Accessed September 24, 2014.GeoNames, "Liberia." 2014. Accessed September, 29 2014. http://www.geonames.org.Hotelsbase, "Liberia." Last modified October 2013. Accessed September 4, 2014. http://www.hotelsbase.org/.OpenStreetMap, "Liberia." 2014. Accessed September, 29 2014. http://www.openstreetmap.org.Wikimapia, "Liberia." 2014. Accessed September, 29 2014. http://wikimapia.orgSources (Metadata)Barnett E, Nurse, E. “Liberia: From warzone to holiday paradise?” CNN. September 13, 2013. Accessed October 2, 2014. http://www.cnn.com.“Travel and Tourism in Liberia.” Euromonitor International. December 2012. Accessed September 30, 2014. http://www.euromonitor.com.“Liberia” WikiTravel. Accessed October 1, 2014. http://wikitravel.org.