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Berlin named as best city for sleep in Europe

June 15, 2024221 Views

Football fans heading to Germany for the Euros can expect to get a blissful night's sleep as the country’s capital has been crowned the best city to sleep in. Sleep experts at Online-Bedrooms have released their European Sleep Index for 2024 which revealed Berlin is the best city for a good night's sleep and Rome is the worst. They looked at cities across Europe including France, Croatia, Hungary and the UK. The cities were ranked based on several factors including light pollution, daylight disturbance based on cloud levels, noise pollution and optimum sleep levels for the population. Berlin has been named the best city in Europe for sleeping, with little light or noise pollution and 70% of the population spending the right amount of time in bed. The German capital is set ...

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Light, sound show transforms Berlin museum’s exhibits

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April 5, 20231213 Views

Hadad, the ancient weather god at Berlin’s Pergamon Museum, growls deeply as he casts his neon-blue gaze on visitors, his body bathed in pulsating orange light. What seems like a scene from a horror movie is in fact the product of a light and sound installation by British contemporary artist Liam Gillick, part of the show Filtered Time that opened Tuesday at one of the German capital’s most popular museums. The exhibition at the Museum of the Ancient Near East in the south wing of the Pergamon Museum uses unexpected layers of sound, light and color to breathe new life into iconic sculptures and artifacts that are thousands of years old. Visitors pass the Statue of Hadad, the Weather God, illuminated by artist Liam Gillick during a press preview for his exhibition Filtered Time at...

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UNWTO calls for a more equal and sustainable future for tourism

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March 13, 20211179 Views

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has returned to ITB Berlin to lead the conversation on the current challenges facing the sector, and the opportunities to be seized in the future. As the United Nations specialized agency leads the restart of global tourism following the unprecedented crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, three virtual events brought together voices from across the sector at the leading trade fair. Against a backdrop of ongoing uncertainty, UNWTO outlined a positive narrative for tourism, stressing its historic ability to lead from the front and adapt to new challenges. Less Waste, More Opportunity On the opening day of ITB Berlin Now, UNWTO ensured sustainability was high on the agenda, leading efforts to ensure the sector lives up to its responsibili...