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avantgardo Waldorf Astoria Room Service
Knock knock, who's at the door? (Knock knock!) Fresh rose on a silver tray! (Oh yeah!)
avantgardo Boarding houses provided communal living during the Industrial Revolution.
avantgardo European travelers in the 1400s could order food and ale directly to their private chambers via stable boys.
Ryokan traditions: The world's oldest hotel, Japan's Nisiyama Onsen Keiunkan, has served meals directly in guest rooms since opening in 705 CE.
avantgardo Traditional Japanese ryokans have served multi-course kaiseki meals directly in guest rooms since the 8th century.
A hotel service enabling guests to order food and drinks to be delivered to their rooms. New York's Waldorf Astoria pioneered this formal dining amenity when it reopened on Park Avenue in 1931.
In 19th-century boarding houses, for which group of guests was room service dining usually reserved?
Which historical room service style sounds most relaxing?
avantgardo Deliver room service orders to historical guests to discover how hotel hospitality evolved.
avantgardo Roadside rest stations called mansiones in the Roman Empire
In medieval European inns, who typically carried meals from the kitchen to a guest's private room?
avantgardo Traditional Japanese ryokans feature private dining inside guest rooms.
What is the name of the traditional multi-course Japanese meal served in ryokan rooms?
avantgardo Roadside coaching inns served travelers across medieval Europe.
Which ancient civilization built a massive network of roads and post stations called 'cursus publicus'?
Which country is home to traditional 'ryokans,' which have served in-room meals since the 8th century?
What traditional Japanese bedding is typically laid out in a ryokan room after the in-room dinner is cleared?
What were 'mansiones' in the ancient Roman Empire?
During which century did European coaching inns begin offering private chamber meal deliveries?
avantgardo El hotel El Mirador sobre los acantilados de La Quebrada
avantgardo El presidente Miguel Alemán Valdés impulsa el desarrollo turístico de Acapulco
avantgardo La llegada de los primeros aviones comerciales a Santa Lucía
avantgardo Empareja a los famosos con sus hoteles favoritos para descubrir la era dorada de Acapulco.
avantgardo La transformación urbana del puerto de Acapulco
avantgardo El hotel emblemático fundado en 1933 que definió el hospedaje de lujo en el puerto.
La Costera Miguel Alemán: La famosa avenida costera de Acapulco mide más de 12 kilómetros de largo y fue inaugurada oficialmente en el año 1947.
avantgardo La conectividad aérea transformó un pueblo pesquero en un centro turístico internacional.
Lugar en la costa, protegido del viento y del oleaje, donde las embarcaciones realizan operaciones de carga y descarga. La carretera inaugurada en 1927 transformó rápidamente este histórico puerto en un codiciado destino turístico internacional.
¿Qué puerto mexicano era el principal rival comercial de Acapulco durante la época virreinal antes de convertirse en destinos turísticos?
¿Qué transporte preferirías para viajar al Acapulco de 1950?
¿Qué famosa carretera, inaugurada en 1927, conectó por primera vez vía terrestre a la Ciudad de México con Acapulco?
¿En qué año se inauguró el aeropuerto internacional de Acapulco que facilitó la llegada de turistas extranjeros?
¿Cómo se llama el famoso hotel construido en los acantilados de La Quebrada en 1933?
¿Cuál es el nombre de la famosa bahía donde se ubica el puerto de Acapulco?
¿Qué fuerte histórico se construyó en Acapulco para defender los cargamentos de mercancías asiáticas de los ataques piratas?
¿Qué actividad económica era el principal motor de Acapulco antes de su auge turístico en los años 40?
¿Qué presidente de México impulsó la construcción de la costera de Acapulco en la década de 1940?
avantgardo The 1789 Opening Monologue
He talked about taxes until he went hoarse, We wanted reform, now we'll change our whole course.
avantgardo King Louis XVI dismisses his popular finance minister Jacques Necker
avantgardo Locked out of their meeting hall, the rebellious deputies swore an oath on a tennis court to write a new constitution.
Royal debt: In 1789, France spent over half of its national budget just paying off debt.
avantgardo The common people of France were outvoted by the wealthy nobility and clergy, sparking an outrage that started a revolution.
An assembly of the different classes of subjects of a state, typically summoned to advise the sovereign. King Louis XVI opened this legislative assembly in Versailles in May 1789 to resolve France's financial crisis.
Who was the King of France when the Revolution began in 1789?
avantgardo Choose your talk show guests to discover the clashing factions of the French Revolution.
avantgardo King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette face bankruptcy at Versailles
What was the name of the main land tax from which the French nobility was largely exempt?
avantgardo The lockout of the French National Assembly at Versailles
What percentage of the French population did the Third Estate represent in 1789?
avantgardo The French Third Estate rebels at the Estates-General
What was the primary economic crisis facing France in 1789?
Where did the locked-out deputies meet to swear their famous oath on June 20, 1789?
Which finance minister's firing sparked public outrage in Paris in July 1789?
In which royal town did the Estates-General meet in May 1789?
How many votes did each of the three Estates get under the old French system?