Browsing Disaster Effects and Responses in the Hospitality Industry (Feiertag Collection) by Issue Date
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Pandemic Experiences: Hilton National Mall’s Vanessa Wilson
(2020)In this interview article, Vanessa Willon(Director of sales and marketing of Hilton National Mall) tells her experience after the pandemic how she went through changes at work and market and. She demonstrated what has been ... -
COVID-19 and the global hotel industry: A roadmap to recovery, part 1
(PhocusWire, 2020-03-02)Some actionable recommendations and steps that hotels can take to proactively begin the road to recovery are keeping a close eye on the revenue budget and making the forecast adjustments as necessary, maintaining channel ... -
Coronavirus: The Impact on Hospitality Industry and How to Plan Ahead
(Clock PMS+, 2020-03-23)The pandemic is a test of adaptability and resourcefulness for hotels. It is important to use downtime to restructure, use data analytics to build a more prevalent crisis management strategy, and do not succumb to discount panic. -
Hotel industry says it will struggle to get by even with government help
(CNN Business, 2020-04-03)The Coronavirus has devastated the hospitality industry, especially hotels. Hotel occupancy has fallen drastically, there have been mass furloughs and layoffs, and many executives have taken pay cuts or given up their ... -
(Re)Creating spaces for tourism: Spatial effects of the 2010/ 2011 Christchurch earthquakes [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2020-04-06)This paper applies an economic geographical perspective and Niche Construction Theory (NCT) to the spatial effects of the Christchurch earthquakes on the city’s tourism and hospitality spaces. An analysis of policy and ... -
Coronavirus impact / Job losses may be seen in retail, hospitality, travel sectors [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2020-04-06)The India chief executive of a global HR consulting firm said the country is in a unique situation given the economic slowdown is leading to job losses and COVID-19 is forcing companies to curtail business operations. -
Hotel Owners Face Reality of the Spreading Coronavirus Outbreak [Summary]
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The Resilience Development for the Entrepreneurs Tourism Sector (RDETS) from the 2019 Coronavirus crisis in Thailand [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2020-04-06)The purpose of this research was to study the relationship between the resilience development for the entrepreneur's tourism sector (RDETS) and business performance (BP) from the Coronavirus crisis in Thailand. Using a ... -
Managing threats in the global era: The impact and response to SARS [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2020-04-06)In early 2003, the SARS virus brought disruption of public and business activities in many areas of the world, particularly Asia. As a result of its impact, SARS quickly established itself as a new kind of global uncertainty ... -
Responding to crisis: severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and hotels in Singapore [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2020-04-06)The sudden outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Singapore in 2003 was a grave crisis for the tourism industry as a whole and highlights the importance of effectively managing and planning for such ... -
Coronavirus pandemic and tourism: Dynamic stochastic general equilibrium modeling of infectious disease outbreak [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2020-04-06)Highlights • We propose a DSGE model to examine the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on tourism. • The model is generalizable to any epidemic. • The model supports the policy of providing tourism consumption vouchers ... -
Engaging volunteer tourism in post-disaster recovery in Nepal [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2020-04-06)There is limited research published on the significance of volunteer tourism in assisting host communities in the recovery of a tourism destination and its industry after a disaster. Our paper addresses this research gap ... -
The role of the hotel industry in the response to emerging epidemics: a case study of SARS in 2003 and H1N1 swine flu in 2009 in Hong Kong [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2020-04-06)Background: The global travel and tourism industry has been rapidly expanding in the past decades. The traditional focus on border screening, and by airline and cruise industries may be inadequate due to the incubation ... -
Most people will recover from coronavirus, but will the hospitality industry? [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2020-04-06)Most people will recover from coronavirus. Many tourism businesses will not. -
The China Syndrome: The Impact of the SARS Epidemic In Southeast Asia [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2020-04-07)SARS is a coronavirus, like the common cold. However, its origin in southern China implies a zoonotic pathway, similar to influenza's. If SARS started as a water-borne bird virus, it might have been passed via faecal ... -
The impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions for 2009 H1N1 influenza on travel intentions: A model of goal-directed behavior [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2020-04-07)Knowledge is limited about how the 2009 H1N1 pandemic impacted potential international tourists’ decision-making although it is assumed that tourists’ apprehension of contracting 2009 H1N1 while traveling affected the ... -
Willingness to Take Travel-Related Health Risks - A Study among Finnish Tourists in Asia during the Avian Influenza Outbreak [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2020-04-07)Younger travelers and those on holidays are willing to take more health risks than those who are older or on business trips. Travel advice during epidemics could be differentially targeted to different age groups and to ... -
Hotel cleanliness: will guests pay for enhanced disinfection? [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2020-04-07)This exploratory study operates on the premise that hotel guests expect their guestrooms to be clean. This heightened perception may result in a guest who is willing to pay a premium for a higher level of disinfection when ... -
Tourism and the Health Effects of Infectious Diseases: Are There Potential Risks for Tourists? [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2020-04-07)Travelers should be considered an integral part of the global surveillance network for emerging infections. Research and the knowledge gained can be used to alert the global community to the presence or susceptibility ... -
Tourism in a world with pandemics: local-global responsibility and action [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2020-04-07)This paper captures events on the novel coronavirus, as they are unfolding now, situates this in relation to the research literature on past pandemics like severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Ebola and draws some ...