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Flying the friendly skies with a little help from HEPA filters
Lark Gould Transportation Technology & AutomotiveSome 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.
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Some airlines issuing refunds to passengers failing temperature checks…
Lark Gould Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementWhile 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.
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Dealing with the loss of interpersonal respect and repairing strained relationships…
Anne Rose Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementTrust is the foundation for all interpersonal relationships, personal and professional. Trusting and respecting another person cannot be rushed. Trust necessarily develops over time where a pattern of predictable integrity can be established. How long does that take? Sometimes months, sometimes years. It is not an overnight quality to bestow. And yet a quality that takes so long to be earned can be easily lost in one interaction. Loss of respect occurs when someone doesn’t behave in the manner you have been led to believe.
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How the pandemic is changing employees’ summer vacation plans
Terri Williams Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementMost 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.
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Future vision for security mapped out by Airports Council International
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotiveAirports Council International (ACI) recently unveiled its vision for airport security over the next two decades, which sets to map out how this important aspect of travel will adapt both in a post-COVID-19 era and as new technology becomes available. Published on June 30, Smart Security Vision 2040 "sets the foundation for achieving a seamless airport security screening experience in a post-COVID-19 operational reality."
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5 of America’s top tiny house resorts
Dave G. Houser Recreation & LeisureTiny 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.
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US employers add 4.8 million jobs in June; jobless rate drops to 11.1%
Seth Sandronsky Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementEmployers added 4.8 million nonfarm jobs in June after hiring 2.5 million workers in May, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. June’s unemployment rate fell to 11.1% versus May’s 13.3%. Improvement in the labor market for the second straight month was due to a partial resuming of economic activity after nationwide business closures, notably in the hospitality and leisure sectors in March and April, to slow the transmission of the COVID-19 pandemic. That shutdown led to the loss of 22.2 million jobs.
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Customer communication guides small business reopenings amid COVID-19
Kevin Reynolds Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementBrett Evje, a restaurant owner in Montana, has a mantra: "Business is a two-way street." It wasn't a particularly groundbreaking statement before March. The relationship between customer and business was never something in question in the world before the coronavirus pandemic. Now, however, the simple phrase has taken on a greater measure of complexity. How businesses make the decision to open or remain closed is largely dependent on that customer-to-business relationship.
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‘Travel, as we knew it, is over,’ but hopes remain for a different…
Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementAirbnb 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."
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Infographic: How technology can help the economy recover
Brian Wallace Science & TechnologyTechnology, both as a tool and as an economic sector, has kept the economy going during the pandemic, and it will also figure heavily into the economic recovery. This infographic outlines the state of the economy as well as how technology has aided in economic recoveries in the past.
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