Cihan Cobanoglu

The authors didn’t examine diners’ perceptions of polka-dot masks specifically. AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu

January 25, 2021

Yes, customers do like it when waiters and hairdressers wear a mask – especially if it’s black

Cihan Cobanoglu, University of South Florida; Faizan Ali, University of South Florida; Khuraman Shahtakhtinskaya, University of South Florida, and Luana Nanu, Auburn University

The positive reaction to service workers wearing masks varied by region, with those in the West on the high end and people in the Midwest at the low end.

Only a handful of tourists at the usually busy St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. Vincenzo Pinto/AFP via Getty Images

August 27, 2020

Religious tourism has been hit hard in the pandemic as sites close and pilgrimages are put on hold

Faizan Ali, University of South Florida and Cihan Cobanoglu, University of South Florida

As religious sites put pilgrimages on hold, a whole industry in travel, transport and accommodation takes a hit.

Mothballed Delta Air Lines planes parked at Kansas City International Airport in Missouri. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

April 21, 2020

Global tourism industry may shrink by more than 50% due to the pandemic

Faizan Ali, University of South Florida and Cihan Cobanoglu, University of South Florida

A study of 2,000 travelers shows that nearly two-thirds will reduce their travel in the next year.

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Yes, customers do like it when waiters and hairdressers wear a mask – especially if it’s black

Religious tourism has been hit hard in the pandemic as sites close and pilgrimages are put on hold

Global tourism industry may shrink by more than 50% due to the pandemic

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