Va. hotels expect 28% drop in 2022 biz travel revenue
Virginia hotel revenue from business travel this year is projected to be down 28.3% from pre-pandemic levels, or about $674 million less than the $2.39 billion the lodging industry took in during 2019, according to a report released Tuesday by the American Hotel & Lodging Association and Kalibri Labs. Nationally, the associations forecasts a 23% […]
Remote possibilities
Before the coronavirus pandemic, LaToya Jordan regularly missed small moments in her children’s lives — like seeing her young son getting off the bus each day. She commuted to downtown Richmond or to a client site and arrived home after her children. The state agency where she works allowed telecommuting one day a week, and […]
ODU researchers: How to avoid Zoom fatigue
Although pandemic workdays for many have been filled with back-to-back Zoom meetings, a sense of belonging has dwindled, according to research published by Old Dominion University and Ohio State University researchers. “Feeling like you belong with the group is so tremendously important on a videoconference, and from our results, higher group identity was related to […]