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Suborbital space tourism finally arrives | FCC prepares to run public C-band auction | The big four in the U.S. launch industry — United Launch Alliance, SpaceX, Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman — hope to be one of two providers that will receive five-year contracts later this year to launch national security payloads starting in 2022. | China’s launch rate stays high | The International Space Station is the largest ever crewed object in space.

 
Hotel Innovations; Different Ways to Revolutionize Your...
Hotel Innovations Hotel innovations refer to adopting new technologies, services, and practices in the hospitality industry to enhance guest experience and operational efficiency. These innovations are important as they keep hotels competitive, increase guest satisfaction, and drive the industry forward with cutting-edge solutions in a rapidly evolving market. Key Takeaways Mobile Check-In and Check-Out: Enhances The post Hotel Innovations; Different Ways to Revolutionize Your Hotel Business appeared first on Revfine.com.

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Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center...
Babe Didrikson shattered both records and glass ceilings during her athletic career. During the 1932 Olympics, she walked home with a silver and two gold medals in track and field. Although she passed away at the age of 45 after a battle with cancer, she accomplished an astonishing amount during her lifetime. Didrikson won 82 professional and amateur golf championships, leading ESPN and Sports Illustrated to later crown her the “Top Woman Athlete of the Twentieth Century.” In addition...

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'El Barrendero' in Madrid, Spain
One of the most surprising statues in Madrid is this 2001 statue of the street sweeper in action. This is one of those statues that one could easily pass by and ignore due to its realism. Going up from Puerta del Sol in the direction of Lavapiés, visitors will always meet the same character halfway: the humble street sweeper from the Plaza de Jacinto Benavente. The statue was a token of gratitude from the mayor of Madrid who wanted...

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Webber Lake Hotel in Sierraville, California
The Henness Pass route over the Sierra Nevada, about halfway between Donner Pass (on the south) and Yuba Pass (on the north), had become a popular route into California by the 1850s. It avoided Donner Pass, which had acquired a sinister reputation due to the fate of the Donner party in the 1840s. A road was constructed along the route in the 1850s, and by the 1860s, with the discovery of silver in the Comstock Lode in Nevada, much...

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Moncloa Lighthouse in Madrid, Spain
“From Madrid to the sky,” the phrase that defines Madrid for locals comes true in this tower that has nevertheless experienced its fair share of neglect and rebirths in its short history. But what is a lighthouse doing so far away from the coast? Constructed in 1992, the year in which the city was designated the European Capital of Culture, the Moncloa Lighthouse was conceived as a communications structure that housed antennas and equipment for television and radio broadcasts....

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What is Revenue Management?
What is Revenue Management? Revenue management is a strategic approach to pricing and selling products or services to maximize revenue. Businesses need to understand market demand, customer behavior, and pricing strategies to enhance profitability, especially in hospitality and airlines. Key Takeaways Maximizing Revenue: Focuses on strategies for pricing and selling services to optimize revenue based The post What is Revenue Management? appeared first on Revfine.com.

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Beware the Christmas Cannibal of France
A butcher, a man with a whip, and a jolly bishop walk into a bar. This is not, in fact, the opening line of a twisted joke—it’s preparation for the biggest day of the year in Nancy, an elegant city in France’s Lorraine region. St. Nicholas Day is celebrated across many European countries on December 6 or the weekend following it. Each evening in Nancy from late November till early January, a lights display projects a story onto the...

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Lancashire Courting Cake
Before dating apps, girls in the historic English county of Lancashire would bake romantic cakes for their betrotheds. These were considered love tokens in a time when unmarried men and women were kept apart due to societal norms, but the Lancashire courting cake is still made today, both by professional bakers and people seeking to impress their loved ones.  The Lancashire courting cake is two layers of firm sponge cake, with whipped double cream and sliced strawberries as the...

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Interview with CEO Matthijs Welle of Mews
In this article, we interview Matthijs Welle of Mews. Matthijs is revolutionizing property management and hotelier experiences with high-tech solutions. Mews provides hoteliers with powerful, cutting-edge functionality that will allow them to focus on the guest experience rather than tedious administration. Can you tell us a bit about The post Interview with CEO Matthijs Welle of Mews appeared first on Revfine.com.

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How a Midnight Feast Became a Month-Long...
As a city known for its festivals and food, it’s no wonder New Orleans has a special gustatory way of celebrating the Christmas holidays. Although modern festivities no longer require celebrants to stay up all night, revelers can still indulge in the nearly 200 year old feast of Réveillon every December, as the Catholic French Creole inhabitants of the city did before them. The first written mentions of Réveillon in France date back to the 19th century, when Catholics...

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Best Practices for Revenue-Generating Email Marketing
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel What are the best practices for driving revenue-generating email marketing and for collecting valid email addresses from guests? (Question from Nicole Sideris) Our Marketing Expert Panel Elvira Wilthagen – Owner, Heads in Beds  Thom de Graaf – Online Marketing Specialist, The The post Best Practices for Revenue-Generating Email Marketing appeared first on Revfine.com.

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Unusual Christmas Ornaments Make the Holidays Weird...
We all have them. Those holiday ornaments that we put up every year thinking, “Maybe it’s really time to retire this cracked pickle ornament?” But nonetheless, every year, they go up, like a bowhead whale that just won’t die. After a few years, the cracked pickle has become a beloved holiday tradition. It’s how a lot of the most unusual ornaments and decorations turn into holiday mainstays. To inspire your own weird ornament collection, we asked readers on our...

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'Glass of Thrones Belfast' in Northern Ireland
The popular and award-winning HBO-produced television program Game of Thrones was based on a series of fantasy novels written by the American novelist George R. R. Martin. Most of the filming took place primarily in and around Northern Ireland. To pay homage to the prosperity and boom in the tourist industry the series generated for the city, a series of six stained glass panels were erected along a pedestrian walkway in the city’s Titanic District. Each of the windows...

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Nativity Scenes Celebrate Diverse Christmas Culture Around...
This story was originally published on The Conversation. It appears here under a Creative Commons license. For many Christians around the world, celebrating the Nativity, or the birth of Jesus Christ, is the most important part of the Christmas season. Among the most common Christmas traditions are small sets of figures depicting Joseph, Mary, and Jesus that are displayed in individual homes, and live reenactments of the manger scene in communities and churches. While Nativity sets focus on the...

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The Atlas Obscura Crossword: December Themeless
Atlas Obscura’s weekly crossword comes to us from Natan Last, a writer who also helps develop policy and digital products for refugees and asylum seekers. His work can be found in The Atlantic, Los Angeles Review of Books, The New Yorker, and other publications, and he’s currently working on a nonfiction book about crosswords. You can solve the puzzle below, or download it in .pdf or .puz. Note that the links in the clues will take you to Atlas...

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