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Santuario de Nossa Senhora da Peneda in...

Driving up the mountains through the mist, this magnificent chapel looms over visitors as they park their vehicle in Peneda-Gerês National Park. According to local lore, an apparition of the Virgin Mary appeared at the site of the chapel to a young shepherd. The current sanctuary was constructed during the 18th or 19th-century. The chapel has since been a pilgrimage destination during the first week of September.  In front of the church is a stairway lined by statues that……

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How to Measure The ROI of Your...

The revenue management system (RMS) plays a vital role in the modern hotel technology stack, driving greater profitability and efficiency. Still, the demonstrating return on investment (ROI) in a hotel’s revenue management technology investment goes deeper than year-over-year RevPAR uplift measurements. Understand the True Impact of Revenue Technology The additional revenue from the proper utilisation The post How to Measure The ROI of Your Revenue Management System? appeared first on Revfine.com….

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Caves of Filopappou Hill in Athens, Greece

In 1938, officials of the Greek Ministry of Culture took note of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini’s aggressive actions and viewed their expansionist rhetoric as a direct threat to Greece. These officials anticipated the potential need to protect the most valued treasures of the country from war and developed a plan that included multiple methods of protection. One of these methods was storing artifacts in nearby caves.       At the outbreak of the Greco-Italian War in October 1940, the Ministry’s……

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Podcast: National Corvette Museum Sinkhole

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky, where eight rare vehicles vanished thanks to a massive sinkhole. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible site, and along the way you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Join us daily,……

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What skills should hotels look for when...

Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: What top skills and characteristics should hotels look for when recruiting in Revenue Management leadership? Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Paulo Aragao – Revenue Management Professional Chaya Kowal – Director of Revenue Management, Potato Head Family Patrick Wimble – Managing Director, The post What skills should hotels look for when recruiting Revenue Managers? appeared first on Revfine.com….

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SVB-led $100M investment makes Chipper Cash Africa’s...

Fintech in Africa is a goldmine. Investors are betting big on startups offering a plethora of services from payments and lending to neobanks, remittances and cross-border transfers, and rightfully so. Each of these services solves unique sets of challenges. For cross-border payments, it’s the outrageous rates and regulatory hassles involved with completing transactions from one African country to another. Chipper Cash, a three-year-old startup that facilitates cross-border payment across Africa, has closed a $100 million Series C round to introduce……

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Indian health insurance startup Plum raises $15.6...

The vast majority of people in India, the world’s second most populous nation, don’t have health insurance coverage. A significant portion of the population that does have coverage get it from their employers. Plum, a young startup that is making it easier and more affordable for more firms in the nation to provide insurance coverage to their employees, said on Monday it has raised $15.6 million in its Series A funding to accelerate its growth. Tiger Global led the……

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Jai Kisan, a fintech startup aimed at...

Jai Kisan, an Indian startup that is attempting to bring financial services to rural India, where commercial banks have a single-digit penetration, said on Monday it has raised $30 million in a new financing round as it looks to scale its business. Hundreds of millions of people in India today live in rural areas. Most of them don’t have a credit score. The professions they work on — largely farming — aren’t considered a business by most lenders in……

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Israel, Egypt talk truce with Hamas, rebuilding...

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt and Israel held high-level talks in both countries Sunday to shore up a fragile truce between Israel and the Hamas militant group and rebuild the Gaza Strip after a punishing 11-day war that left parts of the seaside enclave in ruins. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry received his Israeli counterpart, Gabi Ashkenazi, in Cairo on Sunday as part of Egypt’s efforts to revive the Mideast peace process and to “build on the cease-fire in Gaza,”…

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For startups, trustworthy security means going above...

Oren Yunger Contributor Oren Yunger is an investor at GGV Capital, where he leads the cybersecurity vertical and drives investments in enterprise IT, data infrastructure, and developer tools. He was previously chief information security officer at a SaaS company and a public financial institution. More posts by this contributor Winning enterprise sales teams know how to persuade the Chief Objection Officer 6 CISOs share their game plans for a post-pandemic world When it comes to meeting compliance standards, many……

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Louisiana coast still hurting from storms, bracing...

CAMERON, La. (AP) — Scores of people in coastal Louisiana are still living in campers on dirt mounds or next to cement slabs where their houses once stood. Unresolved insurance claims and a shortage of supply and labor are stymying building efforts. And weather forecasters are warning of more possible devastation to come. Nine months after two back-to-back hurricanes hammered their towns, residents are still struggling to recover — even as they brace for another onslaught of storms in…

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China thrashes Guam 7-0 to keep WCup...

SUZHOU, China (AP) — Naturalized Brazil-born stars Elkeson and Alan helped China thrash Guam 7-0 in Suzhou on Sunday to keep its World Cup dreams alive. The win puts China, which is hoping to add to its single World Cup appearance in 2002, five points behind Group A leader Syria with three games remaining in the second round of qualification. Wu Lei, who plays for Spanish club Espanyol, opened the scoring after 20 minutes from the penalty spot and…

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How to Hire the Best Hotel Staff...

It is impossible to run a successful hotel without hiring the right hotel staff. After all, success in the industry is hugely reliant on customer service and there are a huge number of additional tasks and duties that need to be carried out. For instance, most hotels need marketers, receptionists, HR staff, accountants, cleaners, IT The post How to Hire the Best Hotel Staff for Your Hotel? appeared first on Revfine.com….

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Joel Embiid, 76ers rout Wizards to take...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joel Embiid shook off the jeers from a missed dunk and made sure he did not miss his next attempt. After throwing the ball down through the rim, he cupped his hands to his ears to encourage the crowd. “I had the opportunity where I actually made a dunk, so that’s why I went over to them and I wanted to hear more boos,” Embiid said. Some booed. Many 76ers fans chanted “M-V-P! M-V-P!” in Embiid’s…

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The exit effect: 4 ways IPOs and...

Laura González-Estéfani Contributor Laura González-Estéfani is the founder and CEO of TheVentureCity, an international, operator-led venture acceleration model designed to make the global entrepreneurial ecosystem more diverse, international and accessible to fair capital. More posts by this contributor Miami won’t be the next Silicon Valley because we don’t need another one For many VCs, the exit is the endgame; you cash in and move on. But as we know, the startup world is evolving, and that means the impact……

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