Photo Source: Canva Also Read: The Case of the Diamond Princess: Stranded at Sea in a Pandemic (Part 1) Also Read: The Case of the Diamond Princess: Stranded at Sea in a Pandemic (Part 2) By Leora Lanz, ISHC and Maura Feltault, CHIA (July 29, 2020) This Case Study is the Third of a Three-Part […]
Photo Source: Canva Read: The Case of the Diamond Princess: Stranded at Sea in a Pandemic (Part 1) Read: The Case of the Diamond Princess: Stranded at Sea in a Pandemic (Part 3) By Leora Lanz, ISHC and Maura Feltault, CHIA (July 24, 2020) This Case Study is the Second of a Three-Part Series. Part […]
Photo Source: Wikimedia Also Read: The Case of the Diamond Princess: Stranded at Sea in a Pandemic (Part 2) Also Read: The Case of the Diamond Princess: Stranded at Sea in a Pandemic (Part 3) By Leora Lanz, ISHC and Maura Feltault, CHIA (June 30, 2020) This Case Study is the First of a Three-Part Series. […]
Picture sources: Atlanticcouncil.org ; Twitter By Dr. Sean Jung & Dr. Mark Legg A few weeks back on March 11, 2020, the U.S. federal government signed a proclamation on restricting immigrants and nonimmigrants from the European Schengen Area who pose a risk of transmitting the Coronavirus. The proclamation became effective two days later on March 13, […]
By Dr. Apostolos Ampountolas and Dr. Mark Legg While the travel industry has been hit with various crises over the years, including SARS in 2003, H1N1 in 2009, and the 9/11 attack, the scale of coronavirus impact is unprecedented with global economic shut-downs. Historically, crises to hit our industry were either regional in scope, like SARS […]
By: Kaushik Vardharajan While the world, and the travel industry, has dealt with and survived a number of major crises such as the 9/11 attacks in the US and an unfortunate number of terrorist attacks in numerous other countries, the global financial crisis, and SARS, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has ravaged people, societies, companies, […]
By Peter Szende and Ally Rung For many decades, à la carte dining has been viewed as a completely separate service style only used in full-service restaurants, without a place in the traditional banquet-style setting typically seen in hotels and cruise ships. However, many contemporary ocean liners and hotels are changing that perspective. This […]
By Bradford Hudson During the early 1920s, the Earl of Grantham traveled from England to the United States. The British aristocrat would appear as a character witness for his American brother-in-law, who was a defendant in a trial related to the notorious Teapot Dome political scandal. Naturally he chose to travel aboard a British ship […]
By Allison Fogarty Hotels have always been located near transportation hubs. Centuries ago, travelers sought accommodation and refreshment in inns strategically located along the road network to provide a place for man and beast to recharge and refresh. As carriages and stagecoaches gave way to railroads, and sail yielded to steam, hostelries sprang up around […]
By: Bradford Hudson, Ph.D. The steamship Britannia arrived in Boston Harbor on a July evening in 1840. This concluded the inaugural voyage for the flagship of the newly established Cunard Line, which has since become one of the oldest and most distinguished travel companies in the world. To commemorate the occasion, Cunard will send its […]