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Don’t Open Your New Hotel Without a...

July 8, 2021

Hotel owners, developers, asset managers, and other stakeholders charged with successfully launching a new hotel property—in a marketplace that may already be quite competitive—know they’ll need more than attractive features and amenities that entice and cultivate a loyal customer base. As the industry adapts to a post-pandemic world, the team behind a new property also The post Don’t Open Your New Hotel Without a Revenue Management System appeared first on Revfine.com.

Podcast: Harvard Bridge Smoots

July 8, 2021

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we learn how an MIT fraternity pledge instituted a new, unique unit of measurement. 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, Monday through Thursday, to...

The Dictators Who Ruled Their Countries’ Cuisines

July 7, 2021

This article is adapted from a special edition of the July 6, 2021, Gastro Obscura newsletter. It always surprises me that more people don’t know that pad Thai was invented by a dictator. I don’t mean that the authoritarian prime minister of Thailand, Plaek Phibunsongkhram, got creative in the kitchen one day. But he made pad Thai—then an unknown noodle dish without a name—the country’s national dish by fiat. Phibunsongkhram was a military officer who took power in a...

L'Almoina Archaeological Centre in València, Spain

July 7, 2021

One of the best—and least known—museums in Valencia. Inside the lobby you will see a scale relief model of the remains of the ancient Roman city of Valencia, known then as Valentia Edetanorum, hanging on the wall. Valencia was founded by the Romans in 138. The museum exhibits explore the city’s origins and architectural elements of different periods including the Visigoths and the Islamic fort. The fun comes when you walk downstairs and enter the ruins. You walk amongst them...

Maison de Victor Hugo in Paris, France

July 7, 2021

A stylish Parisian apartment rented by an impassioned novelist with democratic leanings, a violent uprising leading to a power grab by a despot-in-the-making, the clandestine fleeing of said writer dressed as a working man—these elements make for a great book, possibly one written by French literary titan Victor Hugo. But in fact, these are the details of the author’s own life when he lived in Paris from 1832 through 1851. Today, the apartment that he lived in during those...

Capturing Sri Lanka’s Ancient, Almost Lost Martial...

July 7, 2021

When Portuguese colonizers came to Sri Lanka in the early 16th century, it set off decades of warfare. Prominent in these battles were local warriors who practiced angampora, a traditional martial art that had been used to protect the island for millennia, involving unarmed combat, weaponry, and incantations. The Portuguese came to occupy part of the island and were followed by the Dutch and then the British, who finally conquered what was then known as Ceylon in 1815. Following...

East Coast Fishing Disaster Memorial in Saint...

July 7, 2021

Along with “Widows and Bairns“, this is one of four bronze sculptures crafted by artist Jill Watson to memorialize the 1881 tragedy known as both the Eyemouth and East Coast Fishing Disaster. This naming is due to a majority of the 189 fishermen that perished during the late 19th-century disaster coming from Eyemouth, where the largest of Watson’s memorials is located. The other three smaller memorials represent the share of dead fishermen that originated in the towns of Cove,...

'Trionfo della Morte' in Palermo, Italy

July 7, 2021

Il trionfo della morte (The Triumph of Death) is a 15th-century fresco stripped from its wall that now proudly stands in the Museo Regionale Abatellis. This painting is remarkable for its cruel depiction of death and its appearance, presenting the scene with a macabre and gothic taste. While the theme of death was already widespread in art from other parts of Europe at the time, these types of paintings were less common in Italy. The fresco shows a lush...

Tren de Sóller in Palma, Spain

July 7, 2021

Whenever a train lover visits Mallorca, a trip along this historical train line is a must. The Tren de Sóller is a perfect excuse to visit the city of Sóller and enjoy an awesome ride through the mountains of Mallorca. What makes this historical train stand out is that it is still in regular service. The line is well maintained and offers a unique experience. This train line between Sóller and Palma was constructed during the early 1900s and...

'The Snowman' in Manchester, England

July 7, 2021

Created in 2014 by Nate Lowman, this sculpture is clearly, as its name suggests, a snowman. Composed of three spheres of decreasing sizes stacked atop each other. A carrot nose and button eyes are affixed to the uppermost sphere. This statue closely resembles the iconic figure of the winter season. However, viewers will notice how un-snowlike the sculpture truly is due to the dark bronze material used throughout, a juxtaposition to its otherwise close resemblance. Surrounded by green trees...

The 18th-Century Cookbook That Helped Save the...

July 7, 2021

Straddling the imaginary border between the Balkans and Central Europe, Slovenia is home to two million citizens united by a common language. But this wasn’t always the case. For about six hundred years, the Slovene lands were the domain of the Habsburgs, with the occasional appearance by the French, Italians, Hungarians, and Serbs. The Slovene language—and with it the core of Slovene identity—should by all rights have disappeared long ago, subsumed by the much stronger languages and political powers...

Maison des Canuts (Silk Workers' Center) ...

July 7, 2021

In France‘s second-largest city, Lyon, an area called La Croix-Roussen is home to the city’s once-magnificent Silk District. For centuries, La Croix-Roussen was the epicenter of Europe’s silk industry, widely known for producing the best, highest-quality silks. They draped the heads and bodies of some of history’s most notable and infamous figures, including King Louis XI of France, who became an official fan and patron of Lyon silk in 1466. His royal patronage (and purse) helped to thrust the...

Podcast: Valley of the Whales

July 7, 2021

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit Wadi al-Hitan (Valley of the Whales) in Egypt, where fossils give us a glimpse of a remarkable evolutionary history. 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....

12 Online Travel Agents (OTAs) to Increase...

July 7, 2021

The role of an online travel agency, or OTA for short, has become increasingly important within the hotel industry, because they provide a convenient way for customers to compare hotels and to book them over the internet, from the comfort of their own home, or on the go. In this article, you will find out The post 12 Online Travel Agents (OTAs) to Increase Your Hotel Bookings appeared first on Revfine.com.

The History, Myth, and Future of the...

July 6, 2021

Excerpted from The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans. Copyright (c) 2021 by Cynthia Barnett. Used with permission of the publisher, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. The islands of Palau in the western Pacific—hundreds of them, comprising one of the world’s smallest nations—have been inhabited for at least 3,400 years, and from the start, giant clams were a staple of diet, daily life, and even deity. Many of the islands’...

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