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7 ways to Optimize Your Hotel’s Distribution...

January 26, 2023

Consistently placing your inventory in the most profitable channels is essential for successful distribution. Yet distribution remains one of the most complex tasks facing hoteliers. Hotel profitability is correlated directly with the deployment of effective distribution strategies, ones that are resilient and adaptable to real-time. Here are a few ways for your hotel’s distribution team The post 7 ways to Optimize Your Hotel’s Distribution Strategy appeared first on Revfine.com.

Arnessyla Heritage Museum in Eyrarbakki, Iceland

January 25, 2023

The Árnessýsla Heritage Museum comprises several museums, including one of the oldest structures in Iceland, the House of Eyrarbakki, and the Maritime Museum. Located just 37 miles (60 kilometers) from Reykjavik, these museums are located in the seaside village of Eyrarbakki, once the commercial center of Iceland for many years. The House of Eyrabakki was established in 1765 when it was transported to Iceland in kit form. At a time when most Icelandic houses were made of turf, “the...

Ben Prior Park in Coolgardie, Australia

January 25, 2023

Ben Prior Park is a quirky, open-air museum that gives a fascinating insight into the history of Coolgardie, a small town in Western Australia, once the third largest town in the state. The park is named after Ben Prior, a prospector that arrived in the area in 1932 before setting up a fuel and mechanical workshop. Originally constructed in the 1960s, Prior decided to show off his collection of machinery and relics, many of which were pieces from the...

Cheapside Street Fire Memorial in Glasgow, Scotland

January 25, 2023

Glasgow was once a major port city, with many warehouses lining the waterfront, many storing the highly flammable products of the Scottish whisky industry. By the 1950s, many of these warehouses had fallen into disrepair. Then on March 28, 1960, just after seven in the evening, fire crews were called in to put out an immense blaze in a warehouse that had been storing 21,000 barrels of whisky and 30,000 gallons of rum. Whisky-fuelled explosions rocked the building. Flames shoot...

Podcast: Empress Anna’s Ice Palace

January 25, 2023

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit Empress Anna’s Ice Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. It was the site of an incredibly strange wedding. Was it a cruel joke? A strategic power move? Or something else? Read more about it here. 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...

The Holiday That Welcomes Back the Sun...

January 24, 2023

With most of the country just under the Arctic Circle, Iceland does not experience true polar night, where the sun stays below the horizon and darkness lingers throughout the winter. However, some parts of Iceland do experience a version of this phenomenon. Due to the nation’s steep mountains, many people live in areas where the peaks block the sun’s rays. This includes Ísafjörður, a small town in the Westfjords of Iceland. There, from late November to late January, the...

The Ogre of Eagle Street in Ipswich,...

January 24, 2023

MANY PASSERSBY ON IPSWICH’S EAGLE Street are unaware of the beast that surveys them. With wide, unsettling eyes and ivory fangs bared, the Ogre of Eagle Street keeps watch from above the door of a 17th-century house. At first, this decorative demon seems like little more than an unusual ornamentation, but legend grants it a far greater purpose. The land upon which Eagle Street now occupies was once, so the story goes, a godforsaken bog. This forbidding stretch of...

The Prohibition-Era Effort To Make Mocktails Fun

January 24, 2023

The year of 1930 was a whirlwind for Washington, D.C. socialite Roxana B. Doran. Between hosting Daughters of the American Revolution chapter meetings, leading local church groups, and presiding over garden parties in Georgetown with husband Dr. James Doran, a government chemist, the 41-year-old Minnesota native was hard at work completing and promoting her authorial debut: a much-buzzed-about mixology guide called Prohibition Punches. The compilation of fruit juice-based drink recipes—dozens of frothy, alcohol-free concoctions that today could only be...

Sacro Speco di San Benedetto in Subiaco,...

January 24, 2023

This fresco-adorned medieval monastery outside of Subiaco dedicated to Saint Benedict of Norcia is built right into the rock face of Mount Taleo. From its high vantage point, the monastery overlooks ancient ruins. Aside from beautiful views, it contains 13th- and 14th-century art, including what historians believe is the oldest surviving portrait of Saint Francis of Assisi. Monks constructed the entire complex around the Sacro Speco, or “holy cave,” of Saint Benedict, where the revered figure supposedly once lived. The...

Parco Sculture del Chianti in Pievasciata, Italy

January 24, 2023

The Chianti Sculpture Park is a permanent exhibition of contemporary sculptures located near the town of Pievasciata in the countryside near Siena The park is surrounded by nature and the mix of art and trees makes each visit unique while seasons flow. It’s best to visit during spring and inside the park there is also an amphitheater.

Pettit Memorial Chapel in Belvidere, Illinois

January 24, 2023

The Petitt Memorial Chapel was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1907. It was commissioned by Emma Pettit to honor her late husband, William Pettit, a beloved physician from northern Iowa. She wanted the chapel to serve as a public memorial. The small cemetery chapel is one of the earliest examples of Wright’s Prairie style. It is still used by individuals mourning their loved ones on a private basis. It is located within the Belvidere Cemetery.

24-Second Shot Clock Monument in Syracuse, New...

January 24, 2023

The 24-second shot clock, used to speed up low-scoring professional basketball games, was invented in Syracuse, New York, by Syracuse Nationals owner Danny Biasone and general manager Leo Ferris. This monument of a continually running shot clock pays tribute to the city’s contribution to basketball.

5 Colorful Stories About the Pageantry of...

January 24, 2023

This week marks the start of the Year of the Rabbit or the Year of the Cat—depending one’s cultural traditions—and communities throughout Asia and around the world will celebrate the Lunar New Year, marked by the second new moon after the winter solstice. These stories are some of our favorites that go deep into the fireworks, feasts, and family time that make this part of the year so special. Blacksmiths Create Fiery Sparkling Rays With Molten Metal The farming...

Birthplace of Joan of Arc in Domrémy-la-Pucelle,...

January 24, 2023

Joan of Arc, or Jeanne d’Arc in French, was born circa 1412 in the small village of Domrémy, known today as Domrémy-la-Pucelle in honor of Joan’s nickname la Pucelle d’Orléans (the Maid of Orléans). The village lies at the base of a wooded hill, with the Meuse River flowing quietly nearby, part of the Grand Est region of northeastern France. Her childhood home still stands in excellent condition in the center of town. The daughter of Jacques d’Arc, a...

The Bloody (and Haunted) History of the...

January 24, 2023

Nearly a hundred years before Alcatraz, there was the Missouri State Penitentiary. On an unseasonably warm afternoon in Jefferson City, Missouri, the January sun shines high over the prison turned historic site. Inside, the limestone walls cast chills. Longtime resident and penitentiary tour guide Jenny Switzer leads the way down a dank, narrow corridor. “This is H Hall,” she says, pausing, with an air of reverence. To the left, long rows of cells, stacked four stories high, line the...

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