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For the time being, more than a third of the population is unwilling to be vaccinated. Photo Credit: PhotobyTawat/Shutterstock.com
Earlier this month, a Gallup poll found that 65% of Americans said they would be willing to take an FDA-approved Covid-19 vaccine immediately if it were available at no cost. That leaves more than a third of the population unwilling, for the time being, to be vaccinated.
Travelers, as a subset of the population, seem a bit more willing to get the jab. Industry advocacy group Travel Again s most recent monthly Traveler Confidence Index found that one in four business travelers and one in five leisure travelers do not plan to get the vaccine when they are eligible.
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The gold is starting to lose its shine, as Donald Trump steps out of the presidential limelight and faces repercussions after the breach of the U.S. Capitol by his supporters.
The hotelier was caught up in multiple scandals during his time in office. This time, the blowback will severely impact his hospitality businesses, according to experts. It’s a blowback that will likely spread further than political donations and stumbling blocks to sell a Washington, D.C. property.
This month, several organizations have spoken up.
For Donald Trump, the cost of an incendiary presidential career started adding up on Day One: Macy’s department stores stopped selling his menswear collection after he called Mexican immigrants “rapists” during his first campaign event.
A few months later, after Trump called for a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslims entering the United States, he lost another partner, a Dubai company that had a license to sell Trump furniture in the Middle East, Africa and India.
Since then, his outrageous comments and controversial presidential actions have lost his business empire a slate of lucrative partners and investors.
In the wake of the deadly Jan. 6 riots by Trump supporters that led to a second impeachment, a fresh wave of businesses have canceled partnerships and contracts with Trump, tarnishing a once-lucrative brand so badly that hospitality experts and brand reputation consultants say it may never recover.
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After building the world’s tallest indoor waterfall, Singapore’s Changi Airport has its eyes on another first: a business hotel bubble.
Starting next year, Connect@Changi purpose-built accommodation at nearby exhibition center Singapore EXPO & MAX Atria will allow local and international travelers to conduct meetings in what it bills as a Covid-free environment.
The government is offering the “test-stay-work-meet” experience to accelerate the resumption of regional and international business activities, but like most bubbles that emerged in the pandemic it’s prone to burst.