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The State Of The Hospitality Industry 2021 Employment Report: Covid-19 Labor Force Legacy, Robertico R. Croes, Kelly Semrad, Manuel A. Rivera Oct 2021

The State Of The Hospitality Industry 2021 Employment Report: Covid-19 Labor Force Legacy, Robertico R. Croes, Kelly Semrad, Manuel A. Rivera

Dick Pope Sr. Institute Publications

The purpose of this study is to investigate the COVID-19 pandemic's ongoing impact on the U.S. hospitality industry. The report details the primary economic issues the industry faces as well as provides a unique workforce analysis that anticipates continued labor shortages as the country moves towards an endemic. The research was conducted using a national survey with almost 1,000 U.S. hospitality workers. The survey includes questions pertaining to COVID-19 related hospitality employee topics such as: the impact COVID-19 had on hospitality jobs, employees' intentions to leave the industry, employees likelihood to accept or look for a hospitality job, employees' perceived …


Divide And Conquer: A Hygienic, Efficient, And Reliable Assembly-Line For Housekeeping, Xiao Alison Chen, Rowan Wang, Jianghua Zhang Jun 2021

Divide And Conquer: A Hygienic, Efficient, And Reliable Assembly-Line For Housekeeping, Xiao Alison Chen, Rowan Wang, Jianghua Zhang

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Problem definition: This work focuses on the hotel housekeeping process. In a field study, a possible channel of disease transmission between consecutive guests in hotel rooms is revealed. In order to prevent the transmission, an innovative assembly-line housekeeping method is developed. Academic/practical relevance: The transmission of infectious diseases during hotel stays (e.g., by touching unclean towels or bed linens) has been reported globally. Under the current COVID-19 pandemic, having contact with saliva or mucus left by an infected person could cause infection. The standard housekeeping process used by the majority of hotels leaves a channel for new towels and bed …


Covid-19_Umaine News_News Center Highlights Umaine Study On Economic Fallout In Hospitality From Covid-19, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications Sep 2020

Covid-19_Umaine News_News Center Highlights Umaine Study On Economic Fallout In Hospitality From Covid-19, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding News Center Maine highlighting a University of Maine study that explored the possible economic fallout in the Maine hospitality industry from COVID-19.


Impacts Of Covid-19 On Maine’S Hospitality Sector, Todd Gabe, Andrew Crawley Sep 2020

Impacts Of Covid-19 On Maine’S Hospitality Sector, Todd Gabe, Andrew Crawley

Teaching, Learning & Research Documents

Report studying the impacts of COVID-19 on Maine’s hospitality sector by Todd Gabe and Andrew Crawley, School of Economics, University of Maine.


Covid-19_Umaine News_Economic Fallout From Covid-19 In Maine's Hospitality Industry, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications Jul 2020

Covid-19_Umaine News_Economic Fallout From Covid-19 In Maine's Hospitality Industry, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of Maine News release regarding two University of Maine professors, Todd Gabe and Andrew Crawley's research into the economic fallout from the COVID-19 in Maine's hospitality industry.