To Airbnb or not to Airbnb: Does Airbnb feel safer than hotels during a pandemic?

Airbnb was able to recover faster than hotels from the downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This research note examines whether Airbnb's success resulted from tourists feeling safer in Airbnbs due to their greater opportunities for social distancing. Nearly 9500 U.

There is No Place Like Home for the Holidays: Who Travels in the Midst of a Deadly Pandemic?

The 2020 year-end holidays were a time of much apprehension regarding COVID-19, with U.S. health officials concerned that travel would result in a post-holiday surge of the disease.

Pediatric television: the state of the art.

This article is a report on the results of a survey aimed at determining how television is used to benefit hospitalized children in both general and pediatric hospitals. Based on responses from 128 hospitals, the report examines general information on the presence of television, the use of videocassette players, and the operation of closed-circuit television stations. Topics discussed include equipment, funding, program selection, live programming, and, finally the need for a communication network specifically focused on the field of pediatric television.

Closed circuit television: a unique tool.

A closed circuit television station was instituted within the Children's Hospital of Winnipeg in April 1981. The station broadcasts commercial-free children's programming throughout the day with the highlight of the schedule being a 1-hour live broadcast each weekday. The personal, interactive format of the live program has made the show a unique and effective tool for reaching patients, helping individual patients accept different aspects of their care, teaching the children about the hospital, and simply boosting morale through making each child a part of the program.

Daytime television viewing by hospitalized children: the effect of alternative programming.

In response to an earlier survey indicating that hospitalized children were indiscriminately watching excessive amounts of commercial television, a closed-circuit television station was instituted at the Children's Hospital of Winnipeg. The station offered patients commercial-free children's programming between 9 AM and 5 PM, including a daily one-hour live broadcast. In order to evaluate the effect of this station on children's television-viewing patterns, a second survey of the quantity and quality of daytime television viewing was carried out.