Author: Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN
Tourism will flourish: thanks to forgetfulness
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- January 16, 2021 02:36Is the ability to forget the key to bringing back tourism? It is no secret that crises can severely affect travelers perception of whether a destination is worthy of a ... Read More
Tourism and Pandemics: Do They Coexist?
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- January 6, 2021 04:09What makes COVID-19 different from previous diseases in the speed and reach of the virus and the extent of the contagion beyond the traveler to the destination? Tourism is about ... Read More
Caribbean: Flaws in Paradise
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- December 18, 2020 03:43“If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion, and avoid the people, you might better stay home.” – James Michener Reality is Harsh There are at least ... Read More
Beach Tourism Unmasked: COVID-19
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- December 10, 2020 02:21Tourism is an economic engine for many countries, and it has grown exponentially since the 1970s when less than 200 million people traveled outside their own country for a holiday; ... Read More
Ignorance, COVID-19 and Tourism
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- December 7, 2020 21:47It is convenient to claim that the tourism industry has been brought to its knees because of COVID-19; however, the blame would be misplaced. The broader picture includes a confluence ... Read More
Airplanes: Part of the COVID-19 Problem
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- November 28, 2020 00:18Since the beginning of COVID-19, many people have stopped flying! Why? The reasons are multiple and complex. Business travel has declined thanks to Zoom and other remote meeting options. International ... Read More
Truth or Dare in Travel and Tourism: Trust – the Final Frontier
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- November 16, 2020 21:23Lies are like candies in a candy store, they come in various colors and sizes and offer different experiences. Some lies are motivated by money and greed, other lies are ... Read More
Truth or Dare in Travel and Tourism: Ethics and Lies
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- November 14, 2020 19:33Lies are like candies in a candy store, they come in various colors and sizes and offer different experiences. Today, in the chaotic world of travel and tourism, ethics and ... Read More
Truth or Dare in Travel and Tourism
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- November 13, 2020 03:03Lies are like candies in a candy store - they come in various colors and sizes and offer different experiences. Some lies are motivated by money and greed, other lies ... Read More
Tourism Impasse: Cannot Stop or Go
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- November 3, 2020 02:46The hotel, travel and tourism industry contributed to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, most notably cruise lines and airlines; however large their role, these enterprises cannot be held accountable ... Read More
Tourism in a Time of Chaos
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- October 23, 2020 01:49Chaos Theory Chaos is a term used to describe the world when nothing makes sense; when 2+2 does not equal 4, leaving us completely and totally confused. Sometimes the “butterfly ... Read More
Cruise Industry Flunks Safety Tests
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- October 13, 2020 15:53Seasick A recent study of the global cruise industry and tourism crises revealed a systematic failure within the industry to understand the COVID-19 pandemic. Up to (and including) 2019, the ... Read More
Is Tourism open or closed? Your fault or their failure?
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- October 5, 2020 19:40Is Recovery Doable? The elected and appointed men and women working in Washington, DC, spend most of their time pointing fingers at each other, creating mayhem, dissention, confusion and ultimately ... Read More
Hotel Management, COVID-19, Government/Politics and You
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- September 22, 2020 11:03COVID-19 has become our worst nightmare or our brightest star, it all depends on the part of the economy you call home. If your revenue stream relies on success in ... Read More
Governments Stick It to Hotel, Travel and Tourism Industries
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- September 14, 2020 21:23The hotel, travel and tourism industries have been hammered by COVID-19. As strategic partners in the tourism paradigm, hotel executives have seen investments in this sector decline by 59 percent ... Read More
Does Crime Take a Holiday?
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- September 7, 2020 22:18Watching more TV news than ever? Thinking the country is overrun with bad guys looting and destroying storefronts? Thanks to the current elected officials… you know them, they occupy buildings ... Read More
Sea Sick: Is Cruising Still a Happy Business?
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- August 23, 2020 20:47The cruise industry before COVID-19 generated $134 billion in travel and tourism revenue prompting the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) to paint a rosy future. This was before COVID-19. Before ... Read More
Will meetings return? Can hotels really open safely?… Or should we stay home?
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- August 10, 2020 04:35Tourism Encounters a New Paradigm Up to, and including the beginning of 2020, many professionals in the hotel, travel, and tourism industry would have agreed that “bigger is better.” Demand ... Read More
Why Tourism is part of the COVID-19 Problem?
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- August 1, 2020 20:56COVID-19 appeared first on the Chinese radar screen at the end of December 2019 and became part of the global dialogue at the beginning of 2020. The World Health Organization ... Read More
Covid 19 Dining Out Becomes a Dilemma
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- July 25, 2020 20:41Life BC (Before Covid 19) Before Covid 19 dining out was a no-brainer; grabbing a pizza or making a reservation at the newest, trending restaurant – no problem. However, thanks to ... Read More
Getting Beyond COVID-19: Press Releases are Not the Answer
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- July 16, 2020 02:34Barriers to a reboot of the hotel, travel and tourism industry grow daily. Why? Perhaps the industry cannot gain traction because industry leaders refuse to acknowledge the core issues that ... Read More
Tourism Will Reboot When Industry Faces COVID-19 Reality
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- July 10, 2020 21:28Invisible But Deadly: COVID-19 When you can see it, there is no challenge to keeping surfaces clean and sanitized. Find dark particles on the desk top from construction, dust bunnies ... Read More
If Living is a Priority, Should You Cruise?
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- June 23, 2020 23:29Although it is hard for me to believe, each and every year approximately 30 million people spend time and a great deal of money ($150 billion yearly) on cruise ships, ... Read More
Hotels and Airlines Claim Deep Cleaning: What Does It Mean?
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- June 13, 2020 20:11Generation Clean We have gone through Baby Boomers, Generation X, and the Millennials; now the marketing focus is on deep cleaning with Generation Clean. People are intensely concerned with their ... Read More
Hotels and Travel Reimagined. Better? Perhaps. Certainly Different!
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- June 6, 2020 19:09“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste” Rahm Emanuel (American politician: adviser to U.S. President Bill Clinton; U.S. President Barack Obama, and former Mayor of Chicago). If ... Read More
Air in Hotels Can still be Deadly after Deep Cleaning
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- May 31, 2020 20:26Marriott, Hyatt, IHG, Hilton, Wyndham, Corinthia Hotels, and Resorts are getting ready to reopen after the COVID-19 lockdown. Sore already reopened. Trust me, management says when it comes to safety, ... Read More
WHO Has the Right Person for the Job
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- May 16, 2020 20:29WHO Impacts My Life I developed a tiny cough over the weekend (although I have not wandered beyond the confines of my apartment elevator and laundry room). To be perfectly ... Read More
Donald Trump: How do I make him go away?
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- May 8, 2020 01:10It is almost 4 years since The Donald left Manhattan and took up residency in Washington, DC. As a New Yorker and real estate developer, he had no influence on ... Read More
In the Time of President Trump: Recognition of the Decider-in- Chief
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- May 4, 2020 17:09It appears, in the short term, that decisions made by the men and women working at the White House have been made in favor of business. The Decider-in-Chief thinks that ... Read More
Should all Makeup be Halal Cosmetics?
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- February 16, 2020 02:17It was not until I was meandering down the Javits aisle at the recent In-Cosmetics event that I even thought about Halal cosmetics. Halal food markets are widely available in ... Read More
What to Wear When How
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- January 25, 2020 18:35Many knew there were rules and guidelines for women executives that extended beyond the roles of leaders and managers. We may have been aware of the rules but preferred to ... Read More
Leading Israel in New York: Dani Dayan, Consul General
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- December 28, 2019 18:57Have you wondered who represents the State of Israel in New York? The current Consul General is the Honorable Dani Dayan. He has held this position since August, 2016 after ... Read More
Tiffany Is On My 2020 Travel Schedule
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- November 30, 2019 18:43My international travel plans for 2020 will include visits to all the Tiffany shops on the planet. This is going to be an interesting journey, because as of 2018, there ... Read More
Hotel rooms define the guest experience
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- November 23, 2019 20:15Edward Hopper, Hotel Room, 1931 A hotel room can be a very lonely place if the interior design, including the furniture, fixtures, walls/floor coverings, and window treatments are less than ... Read More
Sardinia: A lifestyle destination
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- November 2, 2019 20:15On LinkedIn, I noticed an opportunity for travel writers to join a group to visit Olbia. I immediately replied, expressing my sincere interest in the destination, then waited (and waited) ... Read More
Truth on trial
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- October 26, 2019 21:04The New York Chapter of The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) recently considered TRUTH and put it on trial. The panel included media, marketing and education professionals who expressed ... Read More
