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Basilica di Sant'Andrea in Mantua, Italy

April 5, 2021

The Basilica di Sant’Andrea stands in in Mantua’s historical center, overlooking the Piazza Mantegna. In the crypt are kept two reliquaries with earth soaked in the blood of Christ. Christian tradition holds that while Jesus was being crucified, a Roman soldier named Longinus pierced his side with a lance. After Jesus died, Longinus repented for his sin and collected the blood-soaked soil from underneath the cross. That mix of blood and earth is now considered a holy relic, the Preziosissimo Sangue...

Meet the Man Recreating Ancient Musical Instruments...

April 5, 2021

In a small, sparse workshop in Chennai, Tharun Sekar spends hours building and perfecting the yazh. A distant cousin of the harp, the 2,000-year-old instrument was once a mainstay in royal courts, and produced “the sweetest sound.” Then, it disappeared, preserved only in historical texts—until now. The yazh is one of a handful of lost or obscure folk instruments that Sekar, 24, has been recreating in a studio he began in 2019. It takes Sekar five to six months...

Eleanor Rigby's Grave in Liverpool, England

April 5, 2021

On the evening of July 6, 1957, John Lennon was introduced to Paul McCartney by a mutual friend after Lennon’s band played a small show at St Peter’s church in Woolton, a village on the outskirts of Liverpool. The meeting took place in the hall across the street from the church. (Today, a plaque on the front of the hall commemorates the historic meeting.) Earlier that day, Lennon’s band the Quarry Men had played during the Woolton village fete. The afternoon stage was set...

The Box SF-Historic Pressroom and Mercantile in...

April 5, 2021

The Box SF-Historic Pressroom and Mercantile is a recreation of a historic 1850’s mercantile specializing in all things printed in San Francisco, California. With over 15 million individual pieces for sale, The Box SF is perhaps the most extensive ephemera, antiquarian paper, and vintage advertising store in the United States. Located in the heart of the South of Market district of San Francisco, the space that houses the store was once home to the San Francisco Examiner during the...

Isla de Lobos in Uruguay

April 5, 2021

Off the coast of Uruguay, five miles (eight kilometers) south of the sea resort of Punta del Estelies is the small Isla de Lobos. The island is located along the outer limit of the Rio de la Plata estuary and belongs to a natural reserve with Gorriti Island. The island was known to the first Spanish explorers in the area around the 16th-century. In 1858, the Uruguayan government built the first lighthouse on the island, which was restored in...

Podcast: The Root Bridges of Cherrapunji

April 5, 2021

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit the depths of northeastern India, where centuries-old bridges are not built, they are grown. 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...

How Can Hoteliers Adjust Their Revenue Strategy...

April 4, 2021

Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: Amid changing travel guidelines and restrictions, flexibility has become essential for travellers. How are you addressing this? How has your revenue management strategy adapted to meet those needs? Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Pablo Torres – Hotel Consultant, TSA Solutions Dian The post How Can Hoteliers Adjust Their Revenue Strategy Due to COVID Restrictions? appeared first on Revfine.com.

How Can Hotels Maintain Guest Interest &...

April 3, 2021

Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel Keeping well connected with our guests has been particularly challenging during the pandemic. What tips can you share for maintaining guest interest and keeping engagement high? Our Marketing Expert Panel Kaylie Holley – Founder, Up Travel Marketing Teri Freisen – Director The post How Can Hotels Maintain Guest Interest & Keep Engagement High During the Pandemic? appeared first on Revfine.com.

Go Beyond the Grocery Store With These...

April 2, 2021

In 2016, Sana Javeri Kadri found herself at a crossroads. After moving from her hometown of Mumbai to California, she wanted to learn more about the historical forces shaping her own identity and experience as a queer woman of color in the United States. A food photographer, Javeri Kadri turned to culinary history to better understand the history of global empire. For more than a century before the British crown officially made India a colony, the British East India...

The Australian Town That’s Gone Batty Over...

April 2, 2021

The bat swivels around to regard us, eyes wide and confused, wings folded protectively across its salt-and-pepper body. One of its wings is mangled—the result of getting entangled in fruit netting. “Bat wing membranes are like skin, it will heal and grow back,” says Jan Virgo, animal rights activist and founder of the non-profit Colac Otway Bat Shelter. But Dixie, as Virgo has named her, has another problem. She’s lactating and her baby is missing. This is the regular...

St. Elmo Ghost Town in Nathrop, Colorado

April 2, 2021

St. Elmo, once known as Forest City, was settled by miners in the 1870s to fill the need for labor in the local mines. Residents of the town were employed by the hundreds, as they extracted millions of dollars worth of gold and silver. The town grew to its heights after the Alpine Tunnel west was completed, at the time the most expensive and highest altitude rail line ever constructed. The Alpine Tunnel west led directly to St. Elmo...

Mason's Memorial Pillars in Edinburgh, Scotland

April 2, 2021

Some thirty years after the Great London Exposition took place, Edinburgh hosted its own presentation. Between the months of May and October 1886, The Meadows was home to an exhibit showcasing Scottish advancements in Art, Science, and Industry. This trade fair attracted nearly three million visitors to the capital city. Over 100 years later, there would be little left to remind future generations of what once took place at this location Fortunately, at the westerly end of Melville Drive...

How the Pandemic Resurrected Britain's Ancient Borders

April 2, 2021

On a gray March day, Tracey Jones sits in her shuttered pub, contemplating the last six months and the invisible barrier just outside the door. The pub Jones took over in October, The Bridge Inn, is named for the nearby crossing over the Ceiriog River, which, along this stretch, marks the border between England and Wales. Jones’s establishment is in England, but the Welsh town of Chirk is just across the river. For years, the international border just a...

Lough Neagh Torpedo Test Platform in Antrim,...

April 2, 2021

During World War II, this platform was built on Lough Neagh, a large lake to the west of Belfast. It allowed for testing the depth and directional accuracy of Mk VIII torpedoes. The torpedoes were built at the nearby torpedo factory on Randlestown Road in Antrim. Along with the testing facilities, there were also dormitories and kitchens, necessary because stormy weather on the Lough could sometimes make the trip back to the shore impossible. Since the end of the...

Overcoming New Tech Pains: RMS Change-Management Tips

April 2, 2021

Whether ditching a subpar revenue management system (RMS) provider for something better or implementing automated revenue tech for the first time—change is hard. But not changing could be disastrous for hotel businesses hoping to remain competitive and run efficiently and profitably in the new industry landscape of 2021 and beyond. Keep reading for tips on The post Overcoming New Tech Pains: RMS Change-Management Tips appeared first on Revfine.com.

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