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Flying the friendly skies with a little help from HEPA filters

Lark Gould Transportation Technology & Automotive

Some might say that flying has never been cleaner. Airlines, airports and aircraft manufacturers are going to extraordinary lengths to get passengers flying again and that means upping the confidence factor in taking to the skies while the coronavirus continues to rage on the ground. Research this month from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) shows that just 45% of travelers are willing to return to airports at this time. The air on a plane remains one of the top concerns for flyers.

3 things to do before hunting with a muzzleloader

John McAdams Recreation & Leisure

Have you decided to hunt with a muzzleloader this fall/winter? There are number of advantages involved with going afield with muzzleloader, but there are also some unique challenges associated with doing so. Here are some important things to do prior to hunting season to ensure that you’re ready to go on opening day.

Some airlines issuing refunds to passengers failing temperature checks…

Lark Gould Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

While airports are busy creating new methods for screening passengers for cases of COVID-19 before they board their planes, some airlines are essentially thanking those passengers for not getting on by refunding their tickets. To that end, new thermal screens are being tested at airports to help stem spread of the virus by grounding passengers over any signs of fever.

How the pandemic is changing employees’ summer vacation plans

Terri Williams Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Most employees use a huge chunk of their vacation time during the summer months. COVID-19 has certainly increased stress levels, making a summer break even more important. However, employees are also reconsidering their vacation time as a result of the pandemic. Recent research by Robert Half reveals how those plans have changed. According to the report, 37% of employees aren’t planning on taking a break during the summer; they plan to take it later in the year — and hope they’ll be able to travel by then.

5 of America’s top tiny house resorts

Dave G. Houser Recreation & Leisure

Tiny houses have become all the rage in America over the last several years. Widely featured in TV coverage, websites, and social media, the idea of mini-home living has ushered in an architectural and social movement nationwide. There are plenty of uses for these mini-structures beyond serving as primary residences. Microapartments and microhotels have popped up, signaling the inevitable development of tiny house resorts. A number of them have opened from coast to coast, so let's have a look at some of the most outstanding examples.

‘Travel, as we knew it, is over,’ but hopes remain for a different…

Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

Airbnb co-founder Brian Chesky talked about the future of travel in a recent CNBC interview. He stated: "Travel, as we knew it, is over. It doesn’t mean travel is over, just the travel we knew is over, and it’s never coming back. It’s just not." His statement made headlines, but he also suggested in the same interview: "… travel is going to come back. It’s just going to take a lot longer than, you know, we would have thought, and it’s going to be different."

Small businesses rush for technological answers, advances during pandemic

Kevin Reynolds Business Management, Services & Risk Management

The coronavirus has upended the way small businesses operate for months. One of the longest-lasting impacts of the virus, though, will be how fast and how many small businesses have been forced into investing into technology. With contactless pickup, new payment methods, and cleaning services all far more important than they were at the start of the year, a common denominator in every industry is the need for innovation.

A look at the most popular cartridges for deer hunting

John McAdams Recreation & Leisure

Whitetail deer are by far the most popular species of big game pursued by North American hunters. When their blacktail and mule deer cousins are factored in, millions of American hunters go afield after deer each fall and winter. Archery hunters make up a significant chunk of that number, but the remainder hunt with an incredible array of different shotguns, handguns, centerfire rifles, and muzzleloaders. While those hunters carry a wide assortment of different firearms afield, most hunters tend to use one of a handful of different cartridges for hunting. Here are a few of the most popular.

Airlines, governments, agencies take a stand on masks

Lark Gould Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

As cities open up and daily life begins to look like pre-coronavirus normal, COVID-19 cases are spiking and hospital beds filling in some regions due to a growing movement to eschew simple social protections. Most noticeable among these protections? The polite and practical donning of face masks. The practice is encouraged for outside and inside activities, but especially indoors, where one infected person can expose many with concentrated vigor.

5 tips for top-notch customer service while social distancing at your spa

Elizabeth Donat Retail

With spas and medical spas opening up or on the cusp of reopening, it's time to reevaluate our customer service strategy in light of the changes in society and our daily lives. We cannot continue with the old styles of communication and customer care in a new, socially distant world. Read my expert tips to learn five helpful pointers for making your clients feel close, even though we are forced to keep space between us.

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