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A look at Utah’s less-heralded parks

Cindy Belt Recreation & Leisure

Utah has fabulous five national parks (Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, and Arches) along with 43 state parks. Here are some other parks that are well worth a stop while visiting the state. These lesser-known spots should give you more room for hiking and sightseeing safely than some of the bigger parks.

London City Airport reevaluates its future

Matt Falcus Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

London City Airport, in the heart of the U.K. capital, has put its part-completed development plans on hold until "demand returns" following a difficult time for the aviation industry and airports. In its City Airport Development Plan (CADP) update, issued on Aug. 13, it was announced that a decision has been made to temporarily pause the long-term project at the end of this year once current works have been completed.

8 great family hiking trails

Dave G. Houser Recreation & Leisure

Taking the kids on a hike — particularly now during the relentless COVID-19 pandemic — can be great fun or far from it. To make sure it is a journey of discovery enjoyed by one and all, you’ve got to pick the right trail. We've uncovered eight trails around the country that represent some of the best family hikes in America. Hopefully, there's one near you.

Uncertainty is one thing you can count on

Lloyd Princeton Business Management, Services & Risk Management

One of the oft-repeated truisms in business circles is that the only constant is change. It’s not hard to see why. Rapid acceleration in technological innovation, communications, global commerce, and mass customization have forced businesses to be constantly on the watch for the next big or new thing and retool quickly to embrace it. Now, add to that not knowing when or whether you can operate your business or to what extent or with which staff.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the world of event planning takes a huge…

Kevin Reynolds Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

Paul Lebo, an event planner in New Jersey, was probably a bit ahead of himself when he started to extol universal principles about his industry. After all, he notes, it’s never a shrewd move to predict the needs of a clientele base comprised of mostly young, volatile people on their most important day. But the event that forced him to check his ego, ironically, wasn’t an event at all. It was the coronavirus pandemic. Every trend he had ever seen went in the opposite direction.

Villa stays spike as solution for safe, sumptuous vacation choices

Lark Gould Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

As travel circles and sputters amid plans made, plans changed and plans canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, one travel formula is seeing great success as a fun and safe alternative to staying in crowded hotels. Thoughts have turned to private villas and chalets in scenic, if not breathtaking, destinations for vacations long and short and with all the pampering one can handle.

Baby boomers deserve a lot of attention from businesses, too

Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

Jill Filipovic argues in her new book that millennials have been going through tougher economic circumstances than any generation since the Great Depression. I am neither a millennial nor a boomer, but the media coverage about Filipovic's arguments got my attention. The fact is, no matter if we are in the position of supporting or challenging Filipovic's propositions, we cannot deny that we need boomers to boost post-pandemic consumption.

Survey: Road trips tied to happiness during COVID-19

Lark Gould Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

Summer travel is looking quite different this year. For North Americans, the search has been on for safe and affordable travel ways to get away and find an escape for the mind. To that end, new research shows hitting the road in an RV may be the way to go — especially for families on a quest for a packaging of sanity and safe travels.

US payrolls add 1.8 million jobs; jobless rate drops to 10.2%

Seth Sandronsky Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Employers added 1.8 million nonfarm new hires in July, down from 4.8 million jobs created in June, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. July’s rate of unemployment dropped to 10.2% from June’s 11.1%. July’s numbers indicate the reopening of commerce closed to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Most major worker groups saw their unemployment rates fall.

How to improve communication across departments

Indiana Lee Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Good communication has always been an important aspect of a healthy, thriving business. And yet, with the coronavirus pandemic scattering countless employees, teams, and departments to the four winds, maintaining proper communication channels has never been more critical to success. As the ongoing situation continues, remote teams must work to improve their modes of communication.

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