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Tour of Kyoto, Japan [ Quiz Script | Text Completion Quiz ] Imagine you are going on a bus tour of a famous city like Kyoto, Japan. What general places do you think you would visit? What things would the tour guide point out about a famous landmark (for example, the date of its construction)? Listen to the radio commercial by pressing the "Play Audio" button of the audio type you want to hear, and answer the questions. Press the "Final Score" button to check your quiz.

Honeymoon Corner - Ciao Andiamo Day1 Fly into Rome (FCO) airport with private luxury car service to accommodations. Settle into your accommodations and explore on your own. Luxury Hotel Videos When a property has been in place for almost 800 years, it is bound to develop a unique character all of it’s own, when you then consider the fact that the average service length of staff at the Castle is a staggering 12 years – it is easy to understand the genesis of this idea. Ashford really is a one-of-a-kind destination, and when we were invited back this year to produce yet another film we were delighted. Over a period of two months we worked very closely with the General Manager and Head of Sales to develop this idea. It took a lot of faith in their staff to commission such a lengthy piece based purely on what they called the ‘Characters’ of the Castle – but it was well placed faith indeed. The result is a series of genuine, heartfelt interviews that really give the viewer a window into this very special place.

English for working in a hotel (management/reception), resort, motel, spa, etc. - VESL Exercises If you work (or are looking for work) in a hotel (reception/management), motel, resort, spa, etc., and want to learn the common English terms and expressions that are used in such places, these exercises are for you! They will help you to speak better English, to use proper words, and to communicate better with guests. All of the exercises are free. 33 Tips for Selling Success By Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter” Are you a salesperson who is always scanning the sales landscape for ways to improve? Do you tend to your sales motivation with great care, never forgetting that you are indeed responsible for your level of success? My guess is that the below 33 tips will resonate with you! 1.

ITCG Fermi 4 Tourism 5 Hot Holiday Selling Tips To Increase Your Sales - My Sales Tactics by Barb Girson Customers appreciate when you do some of the thinking for them. These hot holiday selling tips work only when you have a service mindset in your head and customer satisfaction in your heart. The cost of flying on the cheap : Travel Tips I have flown Spirit Airlines at least a dozen times, because it’s unquestionably the cheapest US airline if you manage to avoid its plethora of fees – but my experiences have ranged from generally unpleasant to downright infuriating. The US’s only two-star airline in a five-star ranking system, according to airline ranking site Skytrax, Spirit is the exemplification of no-frills. There is no in-flight entertainment, even for a fee; seats on the new Airbus 320s don’t recline despite having a button for this purpose (a particularly irritating feature); and even a glass of water comes at a cost. With spring break quickly approaching in the US, plenty of university students will likely be attracted to the low initial price tag when booking their holiday – but the cost of flying cheap can be quantified in more than cash.

Detroit: The killing of a great American city – Flyover Culture A sad decline: My mother’s birthplace and childhood home Detroit holds a special place in my heart. It is where my grandmother, mother and I were born and my dad arrived as a teenager to work 16-hour days on the assembly line and drive a taxi. Once a blue-collar haven of two million people with leafy neighborhoods and a world renowned zoo and arts institute, it earned the nickname “city of homes” because it didn’t have the crowded high-rise tenements of the northeast. Limousin guide - culture and history of the Limousin region A land of contrasts, from the gently rolling countryside of the Haute Vienne to the rugged terrain of the Ambazac hills, the Limousin countryside has witnessed over 2000 years of history. The ancient landscape where Neanderthal man once roamed gave shelter to the Romans and, later, Richard the Lionheart. The moorlands, purple with heather, inspired Monet and the impressionist painters. The magnificent tapestries of Aubusson, the world famous porcelain of Limoges, the resting place of Richard the Lionheart, the ancient Pilgrim route of St. Jacques de Compostella, and the architecture of a region which gave birth to the masons who built Notre Dame and the Louvre.