Articles tagged “literature”

Business Travel

This Company Helps Luxury Hotels Go Analog to Get Guests to Unplug

The luxury hospitality industry is trying to help guests unwind in these anxiety-ridden, tech-addicted times. It's refreshing to think that something as simple as a book can make a difference — plus drive repeat hotel visits and even foster community. Luxury properties should take note.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 4 years ago

This Company Helps Luxury Hotels Go Analog to Get Guests to Unplug

Tourism

Scotland takes on Shakespeare to turn Macbeth into tourist draw

With the exception of the silly use of QR codes, the campaign is a very creative way to lure visitors to a place they may not otherwise consider by piquing their interest with a bit of controversy.

Billy Briggs, The Guardian | 11 years ago

Scotland takes on Shakespeare to turn Macbeth into tourist draw

Tourism

Tracing the shadow of travel writing legend Patrick Leigh Fermor in Greece

After a walk across Europe in the 1930s and World War II years spent kidnapping German officers off Mediterranean islands, the quintessential travel writer made Greece his home. The first complete biography of his life comes out this month.

Kevin Rushby, The Guardian | 12 years ago

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Crime fiction on tour: 5 cities that make killer destinations

A deep interest in the worlds brought to life in real destinations is driving a mini-boom of literature-inspired trips, none more so than in locales popularized by crime novels.

Skift | 12 years ago