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Hairy-Nosed Otters, Fishing Cats, and Other Wonders...

May 6, 2024

This piece was originally published in The Guardian and appears here as part of our Climate Desk collaboration. One of the most comprehensive biodiversity surveys ever carried out in a mangrove forest has revealed that an astonishing array of wildlife makes its home in these key, threatened habitats. Hundreds of species—from bats to birds and fish to insects—were identified during the study of the Peam Krasop sanctuary and the adjacent Koh Kapik Ramsar reserve in Cambodia. Hairy-nosed otters, smooth-coated...

Podcast: Sans Souci Palace

May 6, 2024

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we go to Haiti to visit a royal residence once called the Versailles of the Caribbean. But though Sans-Souci Palace, once home to Haiti’s only king, is now ruins and rubble, it remains a large symbol—just as its creator intended. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll...

The Atlas Obscura Crossword: May Themeless

May 6, 2024

Atlas Obscura’s weekly crossword comes to us from Natan Last, a writer who also helps develop policy and digital products for refugees and asylum seekers. His work can be found in The Atlantic, Los Angeles Review of Books, The New Yorker, and other publications, and he’s currently working on a nonfiction book about crosswords. You can solve the puzzle below, or download it in .pdf or .puz. Note that the links in the clues will take you to Atlas...

Boost Hotel Revenue with CRM and Digital...

May 6, 2024

Your hotel CRM isn’t only the hub for your guest-facing operations. It can also supercharge your hotel’s digital marketing by leveraging real-time guest data to shape your strategy. However, hotels cannot rely on their CRM’s guest profiles alone – they need to utilize that data to enhance and personalize their digital marketing campaigns. Maximizing Hotel The post Boost Hotel Revenue with CRM and Digital Marketing Integration appeared first on Revfine.com.

Mastering the Art of Multi-Property Management

May 5, 2024

This article explores the nuances of managing multiple hotel properties. It emphasizes the importance of creating a unified guest experience, utilizing advanced technology to enhance operational efficiency, and incorporating local cultures into service delivery. You find three topics that discuss increasing guest loyalty, optimizing revenue, and maintaining competitiveness in the hospitality industry. Introduction to the The post Mastering the Art of Multi-Property Management appeared first on Revfine.com.

How to Attract Different Segments Through a...

May 4, 2024

With so many ways to reach potential guests, developing an effective distribution strategy is more important than ever. Leisure demand is slowing down after years of exponential growth post-pandemic, while other segments, namely international, corporate, and group travel, are starting to pick up again. For hotels seeking to increase their bookings and maximize their revenue, The post How to Attract Different Segments Through a Diverse Distribution Strategy appeared first on Revfine.com.

The Most Dangerously Populated Latitudes in the...

May 3, 2024

Red and blue are a highly evocative color pairing. Put them together, and you can’t help but think hot or cold. Or left and right. A map of red and blue, but not politics Ironically, their political symbolism is reversed on either side of the Atlantic. In the U.S., red states are to the right (figuratively, of course) of blue ones. In Europe and other parts of the world, red is the color of the revolutionary left, blue of...

What Can We Learn From the Ruins...

May 3, 2024

It’s hard to imagine how a building as grand as the City Methodist Church in Gary, Indiana, could ever become abandoned. Completed in 1926, the spectacular nine-story complex also included, at one time, a 1,000-seat theater, offices, a dining hall, and a gymnasium. Built at a cost of over $800,000—equivalent to over $14 million today—City Methodist served more than 3,000 congregants at its peak before dwindling attendance and lack of funds led to its closure in 1975. Today, ivy...

Lake Avernus in Pozzuoli, Italy

May 3, 2024

In Latin, as well as in English, the toponym “Avernus” is synonymous with “hell” or “underworld.” It comes from the name of a volcanic crater lake in Campania, Italy. It means “birdless” in Ancient Greek (áornos), likely named so for the toxic fumes seeping from the area, which is part of the Phlegraean Fields of active volcanoes. In ancient Roman beliefs, Lake Avernus was considered the entrance to Hades, and its name grew to be a synonym for the...

The Child-Eating Wampus Cat Prowling the American...

May 3, 2024

The wampus cat appeared in the American South, seemingly out of nowhere, at the turn of the 20th century. In the newspapers of the day, the frightening figment was, for most, nothing but a name associated with feral violence. In those early days of the 1900s, “wampus cat” was an epithet for the local ne’er do well in Fort Smith, Arkansas, a mascot for an amateur baseball team outside of Houston, and the moniker of the “meanest, wildest, hardest...

National Silk Art Museum in Weston, Missouri

May 3, 2024

It began when collector John Pottie found what he thought was a print of a game of billiards. Removing the art from the frame, he realized it was actually woven silk. How could such a small piece of art be created from fibers and a loom? The fascination ignited; soon the National Silk Art Museum was founded in the quaint winery town of Weston, Missouri. The creation of silk-woven tapestries harkens back to the 1700s. Tapestries are composed of...

Wild Life: Helpful Honeyguides

May 3, 2024

Each week, Atlas Obscura is providing a new short excerpt from our upcoming book, Wild Life: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Living Wonders (September 17, 2024). You’re walking in the woods in Mozambique, humming to yourself. Suddenly, a small brown bird appears. You glimpse him in the trees ahead as he calls out: chatter-chatter-chatter-chatter! Don’t be alarmed. If you can, follow that bird wherever he goes. He’s trying to get both of you a snack. Across sub-Saharan Africa,...

How to Consult an Onion Oracle

May 3, 2024

On a cold New Year’s Eve in 1967 in Ashley, North Dakota, newlyweds Donna and Delbert Eszlinger sliced excitedly into a large, round yellow onion. First, they split it lengthwise down the middle. Then, carefully, the couple peeled back the onion’s layers, laying 12 fresh, eye-watering sections side-by-side, and topping each with a teaspoon of salt. The onion wasn’t the makings of a celebratory dish for the new year, but a window into the future. While the ground outside...

Cement City in Donora, Pennsylvania

May 3, 2024

During World War I, the town of Donora, Pennsylvania, located about 30 miles south of Pittsburgh, roared with activity. The mills in Donora manufactured steel for all sorts of wartime materiel and zinc, used to galvanize the steel to prevent rust. The mills required a growing number of workers, and those workers needed houses to live in, an increasingly scarce commodity. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wrote in 1915, the year the zinc factory was built, that “accommodations are proving entirely insufficient. Some...

The Legends of Dilmun in Manama, Bahrain

May 3, 2024

The Bahrain National Museum has on display a captivating tableau depicting the ancient Mesopotamian epic of Gilgamesh and Enki (aka Enkidu). The connection between Gilgamesh and the Dilmun civilization lies in the epic’s references to Dilmun (modern-day Bahrain) as a paradisiacal land of bliss and eternal youth. The museum has an entire hall dedicated to the Dilmun civilization, which persisted in this region from 5,000 B.C. to 400 B.C. Each element of the tableau is rich in symbolism, reflecting...

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