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A Hotel’s Guide to Choosing the Right...
Navigating the vast world of social media can feel like wandering a bustling marketplace without a map, where each stall is a unique platform vying for attention. However, choosing the right platforms can totally transform your hotel’s digital narrative. Whether you’re a cozy boutique inn or an expansive hotel chain, a strategic approach to your The post A Hotel’s Guide to Choosing the Right Social Media Channels appeared first on Revfine.com.

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Hotel Door Locks: The Main Lock System...
Hotel door locks are one of the most important considerations when providing security for a hotel and keeping guests safe. There are many different locking systems to choose from and your decision needs to factor in the benefits and drawbacks. On top of this, you also need to have an awareness of relevant building and The post Hotel Door Locks: The Main Lock System Types and Their Benefits appeared first on Revfine.com.

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A Square, Flat Earth and Round Heaven...
Reprinted with permission from The Globe: How the Earth Became Round by James Hannam, published by Reaktion Books Ltd. Copyright © 2023 by James Hannam. All rights reserved. It was a big job, being emperor of China. He didn’t just have to run the country. The universe itself depended on him. He had a sizeable support staff of bureaucrats and eunuchs, but the buck stopped at the dragon throne. Dong Zhongshu (c. 175–105 BC), an adviser to Emperor Wu...

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Hotel Asset Management: Definition, Importance, and Practices
Hotel asset management can help to maximize revenue, minimize costs, and improve your hotel’s brand. By taking a big-picture view of your hotel business and conducting detailed analyses of your hotel’s aspects, hotel asset management can take your hotel from strength to strength. Read on to discover what hotel asset management is and what it The post Hotel Asset Management: Definition, Importance, and Practices appeared first on Revfine.com.

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Podcast: The Fear Lab
Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit Denmark’s Recreational Fear Lab, where researchers are studying the fun side of fear—using the country’s largest haunted house as a field site. 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...

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From Zero to Hero: 4 Ways a...
As a hotel marketer, you know that managing multiple communication channels to reach out to potential guests can be an overwhelming task. With the ever-evolving digital landscape, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with the latest trends and ensure consistent brand messaging across all channels. To make matters worse, gathering insights from guest data The post From Zero to Hero: 4 Ways a Hotel Crm Can Level up Your Marketing Efforts appeared first on Revfine.com.

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Flódni
Flódni is an elaborate, multi-layer cake consisting of four different fillings—first plum jam, then walnut, apple, and poppy seed—each between sheets of pastry. It might sound like the dessert version of Turducken, but this Hungarian-Jewish treat is no fleeting trend created as a social media–friendly novelty. The roots of flódni go back to medieval France and Germany. The word itself comes from the German fladen, a flat thin cake. According to a researcher at Tel Aviv University, the earliest...

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To Track Bull Sharks, First Hit Their...
Bull sharks, says marine biologist Ryan Daly, “like to bite.” Daly and colleagues catch the famously ferocious fish off the coast of southern Mozambique and fit them with transmitters as part of a long-distance tracking project to reveal more about the animals’ habits. The team uses strong lines and circle hooks—harmless to the sharks—baited with striped bonito fish, thick rubber mats to protect the inflatable boat from sharp teeth, and something called tonic immobility: essentially, a shark’s Achilles’ heel....

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Make 19th-Century 'Neapolitan Pizza' for Dessert
Not long ago, if you ordered Neapolitan pizza at an Italian restaurant, you might have ended up with a slice of custard pie. The modern definition for pizza did not appear in an Italian dictionary until 1905. The Italian word pizza, which is likely related to Greek pita and Turkish pide, was originally a general term for flat baked dishes made with flour. You can still see this term in action today in dishes like pizza rustica, a rich...

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Podcast: The Ark of Citrus
Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit a collection at the University of California, Riverside, that preserves thousands of varieties of citrus, and the folks working to ensure the future of the beloved fruits. 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...

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Unleashing AI and ChatGPT’s Potential in Your...
Everywhere you turn – whether it’s the news, social media, or industry publications – the buzz surrounding AI and ChatGPT is inescapable. And for good reason. These two innovations are game changers, already making significant waves in the hotel and travel industry. They’re revolutionizing everything from guest communication to marketing and revenue management. In this The post Unleashing AI and ChatGPT’s Potential in Your Hotel appeared first on Revfine.com.

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A Secretive Food Culture Enters the Spotlight
THIS ARTICLE IS ADAPTED FROM THE SEPTEMBER 17, 2023 EDITION OF GASTRO OBSCURA’S FAVORITE THINGS NEWSLETTER. YOU CAN SIGN UP HERE. I knew I had made a mistake almost instantly. It was Christmas, and my mother and I were preparing jiu hoo char, a stir-fried dish of finely shredded jicama, cabbage, dried cuttlefish, and a host of other ingredients. Because everything must be uniformly diced into even-sized pieces, the preparation can take a few hours—which is why I impatiently...

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For Pop Duo Aly & AJ, Vintage...
Secret Obsessions is Atlas Obscura’s column where we ask wondrous people to take us down a rabbit hole. This edition features chart-topping pop duo Aly & AJ—sisters Aly and AJ Michalka. AJ Michalka knew she had found something special on the antique site Foundwell. With a delicate interlinking strap and circular face, the 1959 Audemars Piguet (AP) Disco Volante was the perfect piece to commemorate a return to music. It was 2017, and she and her sister, Aly Michalka,...

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Welcome to the Little Cuba of the...
Out in a flat plain of reddish sand against a wide blue sky, a group of men set up a baseball field. The home base is made from a green plastic crate propped on a tire, and the players stand in an outfield, stark figures against an expansive horizon. Spanish phrases interlay the general chitchat in Arabic. The batter crouches, ready for the ball, as the pitcher pivots his leg to throw. His ball strikes the ground far ahead...

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How Would You Guide Hotels Trying to...
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel How Would You Guide Hotels Trying to Convey Inclusion Via Marketing? Our Marketing Expert Panel Dustin Caromano – Director of Marketing and eCommerce, Première Advisory Group Cory Falter – Partner and Visionary at Lure Agency Linda Bekoe – CEO at APLBC The post How Would You Guide Hotels Trying to Convey Inclusion Via Marketing? appeared first on Revfine.com.

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