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The Evolution of American Military Food
From salted beef and canned bread to pizza and cheesecake, military food in the United States has come a long way. Revolutionary War: To keep soldiers from getting scurvy on their diet high in salted beef, pork, and fish, George Washington’s troops were given up to a quart of spruce beer—a handy source of vitamin C used since Viking times—daily. Civil War: Standard rations for Union soldiers included a pound each of salt pork and hardtack bread. When the...

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Feeding Armies Throughout History
Feeding physically active soldiers requires thousands of calories a day more than the average civilian consumes. Here’s what some of history’s most notable warriors ate: The Spartans: Spartans weren’t exactly known for their luxurious lifestyles, but their warriors typically got a reasonable balance of barley, bread, and cheese. Melas zomos, or “black soup,” was one of the staple foods that kept the notoriously tough Spartan soldiers battle-ready. The broth gets its dark hue from pig’s blood, emulsified with vinegar,...

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Top Marketing Tips to Improve Guest Loyalty...
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel Increasing repeat business for a hotel / accommodation venue is hugely important – but how do we achieve that? How can we build guest loyalty for our properties and brands? (Question by Max Starkov)  Our Marketing Expert Panel Max Starkov – The post Top Marketing Tips to Improve Guest Loyalty in Hospitality appeared first on Revfine.com.

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Steps to a Superior Hotel’s Online Presence
Before a guest sleeps a night in your hotel, you can be sure they’ve evaluated your online presence. Social feeds, websites, blog posts, and reviews are the digital touchpoints travelers use to get a feel for the guest experience at your property as they consider a stay. In this article, you’ll learn how to rise The post Steps to a Superior Hotel’s Online Presence appeared first on Revfine.com.

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How to Solve Hotel Staff Shortages and...
Staffing issues are one of the main issues in the hospitality industry, and there are no quick or easy fixes for this problem. As hoteliers worldwide struggle to meet the rising guest demands despite reduced staff, it’s time to unveil some surprising truths about staff motivation. Keep reading to get some inspiring insights about hotel The post How to Solve Hotel Staff Shortages and Keep Teams Motivated appeared first on Revfine.com.

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Easy Ways to Spruce Up Your Hotel’s...
Have you ever seen a great deal online and hesitated once you reached the seller’s website? Most of us spend a lot of time on the Internet, and we develop a sense of which websites are legitimate and which aren’t. Most people are reluctant to spend their money on a website that looks old and The post Easy Ways to Spruce Up Your Hotel’s Website appeared first on Revfine.com.

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Hotel Maintenance Tips to Optimize & Increase...
Hotel maintenance staff have a crucial role to play in the success of a property because they are responsible for ensuring technology, equipment, and facilities are in full working order and for fixing problems when they arise. In this hotel maintenance guide, you can access tips to optimize your maintenance strategy and increase profitability. Quick The post Hotel Maintenance Tips to Optimize & Increase Profitability appeared first on Revfine.com.

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Hotel PMS: Customisation and Automation
A hotel PMS is a property management system that has been designed for use within hotels and similar forms of accommodation. Such software offers a number of benefits, but two of the most significant are customisation and automation. In this article, you can learn more about why these are valuable and how they can be The post Hotel PMS: Customisation and Automation appeared first on Revfine.com.

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Make the Jellied Delicacy Served Aboard the...
On April 14, 1912, the night before the RMS Titanic sank, the passengers in first class dined on a sumptuous 11-course feast. There was a parade of hors d’oeuvres, plus freshly shucked oysters. There was spring lamb with mint jelly, poached salmon with mousseline sauce, filet mignon, roast duckling, and even a vegetarian entrée, marrow farci—with a hollowed out zucchini standing in for an actual marrow bone. The bartenders were pouring Rob Roys, Clover Clubs, and a Robert Burns...

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Wolfsburg Autostadt in Wolfsburg, Germany
Stepping out of many train stations in Germany, visitors are greeted by the sight of medieval spires and signs pointing towards the Altstadt (old city). The city of Wolfsburg swaps the church towers with the smoke stacks of the Wolfsburg Volkswagen Plant, and in absence of an Altstadt, the city cheekily calls its center the Autostadt (car city). The massive complex pulls double duty as both a major tourist attraction and the beating heart of the city’s economy.  Originally...

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How Are These Trees Floating Over a...
June 27, 1941. A Finnish Army car drives along a dirt road, a few miles from the border with the Soviet Union. Above the vehicle, a line of pines hangs in the air. It looks like an old-school photographic trick, or a surreal painting by a disciple of René Magritte, or a Photoshop clone stamp. But on the side of the road, unseen, stands a young and ambitious photographer named Osvald Hedenström, and there’s no trickery. Hedenström, who turned...

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Pedreres de s’Hostal in Ciutadella de Menorca...
Marés is the local term used in the Balearic Islands for a sandstone made up of calcareous grains held together by a natural carbonate cement. It is formed by the lithification of the dunes. In the 19th century, the inhabitants of Menorca began to extract marés from a quarry near Ciutadella. The extraction was carried out throughout the 20th century. Finally, the activity in the quarry ceased in 1994. Spanish law required the stonecutters to fill in the area...

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Brady's Rocks in Eagle, Wisconsin
Surrounded by prairie, farms, and wetlands, a modest ridge of woodland in southeastern Wisconsin might not seem noteworthy, but its story goes back about 430 million years and stretches across North America’s heart. To reach Brady’s Rocks, take a short spur off the 1,200-mile-long Ice Age National Scenic Trail, which leads up the ridge to a jumble of small cliffs, none much taller than the average hiker. Briefly quarried by an Irish immigrant named Michael Brady in the mid-19th...

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Onihei Jokei “Historical” Markers in Tokyo, Japan
Japan is full of unassuming signs marking the sites of historical significance of varying degrees, from a samurai lord’s residence to a long-defunct elementary school, to the birthplace of some local delicacy. In the historic Tokyo downtown of Sumida City, there is a series of historical markers called Onihei Jokei, dedicated to fictional events that took place on the spot. Onihei Hankachō was a popular jidaigeki novel series written by famed author Shotaro Ikenami and serialized from 1967 to 1989. It...

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Francke Foundation Cabinet of Curiosities (Wunderkammer) in...
August Hermann Francke, the founder of the Francke Foundation, started to assemble art and natural history objects already during the 17th century. It was used as a school treasury and the objects were used as examples during the lessons. People were also allowed to view the whole collection as a museum like a set of wonders all over the world. The cabinet was kept and preserved over the years up to today and visitors can now see it in...

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