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5 Weird Tales from the World of...

June 14, 2024

Flags are one of those things most people don’t think much about—except, of course, for vexillologists, who study flag design—but maybe they should. Flags tell fascinating stories. From the Atlas Obscura archives: the weird tales behind some of the world’s most unusual and ugly, protected, and reviled national symbols. Plus a few tips for designing your own. Around the World in Things You Can’t Do to Flags by Dan Nosowitz You might be able to tell where in the...

3 Key Metrics for Evaluating Your Personalization...

June 14, 2024

Personalized digital marketing is a proven approach for increasing direct bookings and growing revenue, but personalization isn’t a “set it and forget it” strategy. Here’s how to evaluate your marketing personalization program, and how to pivot when the metrics don’t meet your expectations. Personalization is Important for Elevating Guest Experiences. Travel is personal. It doesn’t The post 3 Key Metrics for Evaluating Your Personalization Strategy appeared first on Revfine.com.

Why We Tell Bees About Death

June 13, 2024

In 1858, New England quaker John Greenleaf Whittier published a poem in The Atlantic about grief. In sparse verses, he tells of a home where the lady of the house has passed away. A “chore-girl” in mourning goes to the family apiary and drapes “each hive with a shred of black.” She’s come to tell the hives’ inhabitants the terrible news: “Stay at home, pretty bees, fly not hence! / Mistress Mary is dead and gone!” Strange though it...

Upopoy (National Ainu Museum and Park) in...

June 13, 2024

Set on expansive grounds with a calm lake, the Upopoy museum complex gives insight into the historical and current lives of the Ainu people, one of Japan’s least populous minority groups. The Ainu hail from the northern islands of Japan, including Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands. The culture is quite unlike that of other regions in the country, partly due to the extreme weather experienced so far north. The indoor museum explains the unique ceremonies, clothing, food, and...

Mahalab Bakery in Cambridge, Massachusetts

June 13, 2024

Avoid the hungry hordes lining up for bagels and head next door to this Mediterranean bakery on Massachusetts Avenue. Mahalab Bakery serves a strictly savory array of golden-crusted baked goods. First among them are fatayers, Levantine stuffed pies that come filled with spinach, feta, and wild oregano, or roasted peppers and crumbly goat cheese, or, if your palate is craving a New England twist, acorn squash, ricotta, and sage. Meat-eaters may gravitate to the beef and tomato sfiha, a...

Inshallah in Naha, Japan

June 13, 2024

Kokusai-dōri is the main shopping strip of Naha, Okinawa, a perpetually packed mile of souvenir shops and traditional restaurants. In the midst of this busy, highly touristic area, one quirky café continues to be an oasis from the crowds for locals. Founded in 1974, Inshallah is a world apart from the modern-tropical Okinawa outside. As you descend the steps into the underground, you will be transported to an Arabian coffeehouse, complete with Moorish arches and tangerine lamplights, Turkish rugs,...

Crown Candy Kitchen in St. Louis, Missouri

June 13, 2024

Opened in 1913 by Harry Karandzieff and his best friend Pete Jugaloff, Crown Candy Kitchen is the oldest soda fountain in St. Louis. The two friends used their confectionary skills from Greece to whip up sweets in a family-friendly environment. During the 1950s, Harry’s son George took the business over and it into what it is today. Today, George’s three sons, Andy, Tommy and Mike, run the shop with a little help from the fourth. generation. Besides the soda fountain...

Brookhaven Gamma Forest in Upton, New York

June 13, 2024

When you read the words “gamma radiation” or “irradiated ecosystem” your first thoughts might turn towards the Incredible Hulk or Godzilla, two of the most infamous radioactive monsters of pop culture. Science fiction and horror stories and movies featuring atomic-powered beasts flourished in the imagination following the end of World War II, but the real story of how we began to understand the effects of radiation on ecological systems may have started in the Pine Barrens of Long Island...

Chapel of Espírito Santo dos Mareantes in...

June 13, 2024

In the seaside town of Sesimbra, just 24 miles south of Lisbon, resides the charming Chapel of Espírito Santo dos Mareantes (Chapel of the Holy Spirit of the Navigators). Founded by a confraternity of local seafarers and fishermen sometime during the late 14th-15th centuries. The religious sanctuary also included a hospital and meeting space underneath. On this lower floor, poor and sick sailors were given succor. While convalescing or conversing, several of these maritime men drew pictures of boats...

Old Sogenji Temple Gate in Naha, Japan

June 13, 2024

Founded circa 1527, Sogen-ji Temple was once a grand Buddhist temple with a mausoleum dedicated to the spirits of the kings of the Ryukyu Kingdom. In 1945, however, the temple was lost during the months-long Battle of Okinawa. All that remained was its First Gate, a triple archway predating the foundation of Sogen-ji. After the war, both the U.S. Civil Administration and local benefactors funded the restoration of the damaged gate, converting the temple site into a public park. Today,...

Guomao Community in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

June 13, 2024

In 1949, when the Kuomintang (KMT) under Chiang Kai-shek fled the communist advance to Taiwan, millions of ROC military personnel and their families found themselves on a strange island without homes. In response to their immediate needs, makeshift communities were constructed called military dependents’ villages. One such military dependents’ village was built in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, in the 1960s to house navy personnel and families. Within two decades, however, the community was torn down and the people were relocated...

Hasekura Tsunenaga Statue in Civitavecchia, Italy

June 13, 2024

Civitavecchia is an Italian harbor founded around the year 100. In its long history, it has hosted many important and well-known people, including many not of Italian origin. Walk along Corso Guglielmo Marconi and you may find yourself in front of a small corner with the bronze statue of a samurai. He is Hasekura Tsunenaga, a 17th-century Kirishitan Japanese samurai and retainer of Date Masamune, the daimyō of Sendai. In 1613, Hasekura set sail from the Japanese port of...

How Can Hotels use Micro-segmentation to its...

June 13, 2024

Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: How can hotels use micro-segmentation to its full potential? At what point does it become too “micro” to be valuable and what tips can you share for achieving success? (Question by Pablo Torres) Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Pablo Torres – The post How Can Hotels use Micro-segmentation to its Full Potential? appeared first on Revfine.com.

Café Goodluck in Pune, India

June 12, 2024

Irani cafes have long been an integral part of the urban culinary landscape in India, particularly in Pune and Mumbai among other places. Several of these establishments have been in existence for most part of the 20th century and are often run by the third or fourth generation members of the diaspora these days. They are known for their delectable Parsi cuisine and their vintage Old World charm. Café Goodluck, which was started in 1935, has remained one of...

Cozy Dog Drive In in Springfield, Illinois

June 12, 2024

As with many iconic American foods, there’s a certain amount of debate as to who invented the corn dog. Pronto Pup, in Oregon claims to have invented the corn dog, although most sources point to Carl and Neil Fletcher, who first battered their wieners at the 1942 Texas State Fair. Then there’s Cozy Dog Drive In, a roadside spot on Route 66 that opened in 1949. Supposedly, the restaurant’s founder Ed Waldmire Jr. tried a “corn-dog,” or hot dog baked...

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