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Avani Hotels Launches a TikTok Channelto Inspire Trendsetting Travellers
Avani hotels Channelto TikTok Trendsetting Travellers
Avani Hotels Launches a TikTok Channelto Inspire Trendsetting Travellers Bangkok, March 2021:Avani Hotels and Resorts, one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing hospitality brands targeting travellers who are socially conscious, curious about cultures, open-minded and adventurous, has jumped on the #TikTokTravel bandwagon with the launch of its own TikTok channel —@AvaniHotels. TikTok launched the #TikTokTravel challenge as a way to encourage users to upload their best travel memories and share the stories behind them. So far, it has attracted over 32 billion views as cabin-fevered globe-trotters flock to the app in search of inspiring travel-related content while waiting for the international borders...
HELSINKI: WORLD’S FIRST CITY IN A BOX
HELSINKI: WORLD’S FIRST CITY IN A BOX - Helsinki Home Delivered to Tech-sperts Looking to Level Up Their Life Without Compromise Photo: Helsinki MarketingHelsinki, Finland, March 2021: Take a hike, takeaway. Move over, Amazon. There’s an all new delivery to unbox this Spring: and it’s set to be life-changing. In a world first, Helsinki will be home-delivered to ten top talented individuals in the tech industries, for FREE. Gaming experts, data analysts and techies will be given a hint of Helsinki in a clever bid to attract their expertise to the capital city that gave us the SMS, 5G, SSH...
City of lost mosques: how Suzhou tells the story of China's Islamic past
City of lost mosques: how Suzhou tells the story of China's Islamic past Alessandra Cappelletti, Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University The labyrinth of alleys and lanes in the old city of Suzhou hides a secret: historical fragments of the long history of Islam in China. Regular stories in the international press highlighting the treatment of Muslims in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region tend to obscure the fact that Islam was once highly regarded by Chinese emperors. From written records and imperial edicts engraved on steles (standing stone slabs monuments) it is clear that these Islamic communities enjoyed the favour of the...
Women used to dominate the beer industry – until the witch accusations started pouring in
Women used to dominate the beer industry – until the witch accusations started pouring in Three women dressed in Middle-Age period garb as alewives. Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis via Getty Images Laken Brooks, University of Florida What do witches have to do with your favorite beer? When I pose this question to students in my American literature and culture classes, I receive stunned silence or nervous laughs. The Sanderson sisters didn’t chug down bottles of Sam Adams in “Hocus Pocus.” But the history of beer points to a not-so-magical legacy of transatlantic slander and gender roles. Up until the 1500s, brewing was...
Why do flowers smell?
Why do flowers smell? A floral scent can be enjoyable for a person, but it has an important job for the flower. Richard L. Harkess, CC BY-ND Richard L. Harkess, Mississippi State University Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why do flowers smell? – Henry E., Age 9, Somerville, Massachusetts Imagine walking through a tropical forest as a sweet scent wafts through the air. A little farther down the path, the putrid stench of rotting flesh makes you catch your breath....