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Dr. Holmes is an Associate Professor in the School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management in the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics. Holmes undertakes research on sustainability in the areas of food, wine, tourism, management, and organizational diversity. Beyond his teaching and research experience.

Kevin James is Professor and Scottish Studies Foundation Chair at the University of Guelph. His research focuses on the historical experiences of hotels in wartime and other crises, and on travel and leisure cultures on the home front in Britain during World War One. He is author of Histories, Meanings and Representations of the Modern Hotel (Bristol: Channel View, 2018).

Jose Gabriel Alonzo is a Master of Arts student in history at the University of Guelph. His research focuses on the history of the Balikbayan Program which was originally started during the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos.

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COVID 19 has had a significant impact on the Canadian hotel and restaurant sectors. While this was unforeseen by many, it was not unprecedented. Close to two decades before COVID 19 appeared, Ontario had been subject to another pandemic, that of SARS. This paper investigated the differences between these two large-scale events in terms of contexts, degrees of localization, reputational impact, and timeline of the event and recovery, as well as providing lessons that can be derived from both events. To facilitate these understandings, this research draws on both a historical review as well as five industry interviews.

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Learning from the Past to Prepare for the Future: Similarities and Differences Between COVID and SARS for the Hotel Industry in Canada

COVID 19 has had a significant impact on the Canadian hotel and restaurant sectors. While this was unforeseen by many, it was not unprecedented. Close to two decades before COVID 19 appeared, Ontario had been subject to another pandemic, that of SARS. This paper investigated the differences between these two large-scale events in terms of contexts, degrees of localization, reputational impact, and timeline of the event and recovery, as well as providing lessons that can be derived from both events. To facilitate these understandings, this research draws on both a historical review as well as five industry interviews.