Global hotel occupancy surpasses pre-pandemic levels
Jun 27, 2022 13:51 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
Hotel reservations have been on par with pre-pandemic 2019 booking levels since March of this year, according to Amadeus Demand360 business intelligence data. April 2022 was the first month to surpass 2019 occupancy...
Distillery uses green crab in whisky to help protect ecosystem
Jun 25, 2022 22:23 pm UTC| Life Nature Economy Business
Tamworth Distilling has created, in collaboration with a University of New Hampshire team, a green crab-flavored whiskey dubbed Crab Trapper. This drink also seeks to find a use for New Hampshires unwanted green crab...
Coca-Cola vending machine stocked with sports drink praised for taking measures for workers
Jun 24, 2022 09:25 am UTC| Life Economy Business
A Coca-Cola branded vending machine at a construction site in Japan stocked only with a grapefruit-flavored sports drink, Aquarius, is getting a lot of praise for addressing the needs of workers and for its low...
Burger King Japan swapping out French fries for crunchy ramen noodles
Jun 24, 2022 09:10 am UTC| Life Economy Business
Some customers arent too thrilled with what Burger King calls the almost-potato set meal, which includes a burger, a drink, and a side of crunchy ramen noodles. One customer said hed rather go to McDonalds than settle...
S. Korean food delivery apps let users order less salty and sugary foods
Jun 23, 2022 23:12 pm UTC| Health Economy Business Life
A new feature that lets users request less salt and sugar will be added to South Korean food delivery apps. The Ministry of Health and Welfare intends to push food delivery apps to develop a feature to modify the amount...
Celibacy: its surprising evolutionary advantages – new research
Jun 23, 2022 16:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Why would someone join an institution that removed the option of family life and required them to be celibate? Reproduction, after all, is at the very heart of the evolution that shaped us. Yet many religious institutions...
Pandemic's impacts on how people live and work may change city centers for decades to come
Jun 23, 2022 16:20 pm UTC| Life
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea If companies allowed more of their employees to permanently work from home, businesses would gravitate toward city centers, while...
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