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Top Tactics to Drive Direct Bookings at...
The last few years have seen major shifts within the hospitality industry. Along with the uneven demand and staffing challenges caused by the pandemic, there was one significant upside – a shift in confidence that saw guests book directly through the hotel vs. relying on OTA websites to find the best deal. As the industry The post Top Tactics to Drive Direct Bookings at Your Hotel appeared first on Revfine.com.

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3 Steps to Implement Customer Data into...
Being able to adapt quickly to market demands is a skill many hotel marketers should make an effort to master. And in this digital age, it never hurts to be more data-driven in your overall business strategy. One way to do this is by utilizing customer data in your marketing. By collecting, analyzing, and using The post 3 Steps to Implement Customer Data into Your Hotel Marketing Strategy appeared first on Revfine.com.

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What Advice Would You Offer to Hotels...
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: What advice would you offer to hotels choosing their tech-stack? For example, best practices, features, potential pitfalls, and how to “future-proof”. Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Dermot Herlihy – Commercial Director, DUKES LONDON Mariska van Heemskerk – Owner, Revenue Management Works Diego The post What Advice Would You Offer to Hotels Choosing Their Tech-Stack? appeared first on Revfine.com.

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Interview with CEO & Co-founder Erik Tengen...
In this interview, we talk to Erik Tengen from Oaky. Erik co-founded Oaky in 2013, alongside Lars Jonker and Tako Paddenburg. He has since helped to grow the company into a market leader in hotel upselling solutions. Oaky helps drive incremental hotel revenue and enhance the guest experience through targeted upselling messaging. The post Interview with CEO & Co-founder Erik Tengen of Oaky appeared first on Revfine.com.

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5 Strategies to Increase TrevPAR at Your...
From ADR to RevPAR and GOPPAR, lodging operators must track many metrics to assess business performance and make strategic decisions. One of the most powerful but overlooked measures of success for hotels today is TRevPAR, or total revenue per available room. Here we discuss what TRevPAR is and how to increase it at your property. The post 5 Strategies to Increase TrevPAR at Your Hotel appeared first on Revfine.com.

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5 Common Challenges for Cluster Revenue Managers...
The idea of clustering revenue management positions has become more customary recently. When it’s done well, it lets you reduce costs, boost efficiency, and increase revenue. But clustering isn’t always easy. Time constraints and the ability to access reliable, real-time data can make it difficult. 5 Common Challenges for Cluster Revenue Managers If you create The post 5 Common Challenges for Cluster Revenue Managers and How to Master Them appeared first on Revfine.com.

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5 Ways to Invest Surplus Marketing Funds...
As the fiscal year ends, it’s not uncommon for hotel teams to discover unallocated funds in their marketing budget. Since the golden rule of budgeting is “use it or lose it,” here are five quick, effective ways to make an impact with surplus dollars before the end of the year. Sometimes it’s a strategic safety The post 5 Ways to Invest Surplus Marketing Funds Before Year End appeared first on Revfine.com.

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Best Practices & Examples for Hotel Website...
From showcasing the available room types to sumptuous dining options, a well-designed and structured website serves as a virtual doorway to the experiences awaiting your guests. This article delves into best practices for crafting a successful hotel website – a channel that tells your brand story, informs potential guests about what to expect, and converts The post Best Practices & Examples for Hotel Website Design appeared first on Revfine.com.

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What Would You Tell Hotel Personnel Choosing...
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel What would you tell hotel personnel choosing a tech stack? Our Marketing Expert Panel Peter Ricci – Clinical Professor and Director of Hospitality & Tourism Management Program at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Max Starkov – Adjunct Professor Hospitality Technology, New York The post What Would You Tell Hotel Personnel Choosing A Tech Stack? appeared first on Revfine.com.

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'Listen' in Umea, Sweden
Inaugurated in 2019, the eye-catching artwork ‘Listen’ in the center of Umeå depicts a roaring muscular feline sitting atop an almost cage-like steel structure 10 feet (3 meters) above the ground. The animal sculpture, which has an open gap filled with golden bronze, is made of polyester composite with Mazda red lacquer on the surface. This permanent public installation symbolizes the Municipality of Umeå’s official stance against sexual harassment. It’s also the first monument in Sweden entirely dedicated to the social...

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The Truth Behind Poland's 'Anti-Vampire' Graves
In modern vampire lore, the process for becoming undead typically involves a darkly romantic setting, a fang-y bite, and a long, dramatic drink from the neck. But that’s the result of the last hundred years or so of vampire stories. In post-medieval Poland, undead evil was far more banal and less elegant; it was believed to possess the souls of those who had the misfortune to die early in epidemics, by suicide, or simply before being baptized. So when...

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Pritchard's Station in Nevada
Nevada and the rest of the West were generally crisscrossed by stagecoach lines during the latter 19th century and even into the early 20th. It was a dusty, difficult, time-consuming, and an uncomfortable way to travel—but if there was no railroad, there were few alternatives. Many of these old lines were ephemeral, with little trace left today. Other routes are now followed by modern highways. In a surprising number of cases, however, the line persisted for a decade or...

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Gyeongui Line Book Street in Seoul, South...
Chaekgeori is a unique genre of still-life painting that flourished during the Joseon dynasty of Korea, especially under the reign of Emperor Jeongjo (1776-1800). Typically, it depicts bookshelves full of “books and things” (chaekgeori), a pleasant eye candy to bibliophiles of all ages. It was also a thematic inspiration behind the Gyeongui Line Book Street project in the Mapo district, intended to be a multipurpose cultural hub utilizing books to enrich people’s lives. Another inspiration was the Hongdae neighborhood...

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Antonio Pasqualino International Puppet Museum of Palermo...
The Association for the Conservation of Popular Traditions, founded by Antonio Pasqualino in 1995 who was a surgeon and anthropologist, established the International Puppet Museum in 1975.  Due to the changing economic and social landscape in Italy in the 1960s, many puppeteers abandoned their careers for something more lucrative. The association opened the museum with the goal of rejuvenating the puppetry scene in Sicily. The museum houses a wide range of puppets, including the largest and most complete collection of...

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Addressing the Colonial Legacy of the World's...
This story was originally published on The Conversation and appears here under a Creative Commons license. Some of the world’s most popular museums are natural history collections: Think of dinosaur fossils, gemstones and preserved animals. Herbaria – collections of pressed, dried plant specimens—are a less-known but important type of natural history collection. There are some 400 million botanical specimens stored across over 3,500 herbaria around the world, but most are not widely publicized and rarely host public exhibits. I...

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