What will it Take to Come Back. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Jerry Agrusa. Dr. Agrusa helps us understand how tourism has been doing after the Maui fires, and what will it take to come back to previous levels. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mAjbhHpq-LyAm9pcuN3zJ9 Please […]
Waikiki’s Hotels of the 1950s, Part 2 (Docomomo Hawaii)
The Small Hotels. The host for this show is DeSoto Brown. Waikiki grew quickly in the 1950s as tourism steadily increased. To accommodate the growing number of visitors, new hotels both large and small were quickly constructed. The small hotels often followed a similar architectural style which today is very evocative of the time period. […]
Waikik’s Hotels of the 1950s, Part 1 (Docomomo Hawaii)
The Large Hotels. The host for this show is DeSoto Brown. Waikiki began to grow in the 1950s as tourism increased. People marveled as multiple 10-story buildings appeared, with innovations like swimming pools and other amenities. What were the new structures of this important time in Waikiki’s history? The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show […]
Outrigger Hotels CEO Jeff Wagoner (Beyond the Lines)
Beyond Hospitality. The host for this show is Rusty Komori. The guest is Jeff Wagoner. We talk with Jeff about the reasons why he’s super successful in improving and growing every organization he has been with by assessing the organization’s strengths and weaknesses and then developing the right strategy to achieve the company’s goals. The […]
Local 5 Demands Extension of Unemployment Benefits (Community Matters)
Additional COVID Restrictions Makes it Worse for them. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Eric Gill. Eric Gill of Local 5 helps us understand the plight of the hotel workers. Since Labor Day, Local 5 and community members sent hundreds of emails and made dozens of phone calls to Sen. […]
How Tourism is Doing in the Time of Covid (Community Matters)
It is Still a Rocky Road. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Jerry Agrusa. Dr. Agrusa helpls us understand how tourism has been doing in Hawaii, how it is doing now, and how we should expect it to do going forward in these very difficult times. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist […]
Hawaii Hospitality in the Reopening (Hospitality Hawaii)
There are many challenges and stories. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Jon Conching. Jon Conching, who has had a long and successful career in Hawaii Hospitality, will help us understand the current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism industry, the challenges that are now […]
Accessible Travel and Tourism (Sustainable Hawaii)
Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Handicapped people are a huge market for Hawaii. Gordon Fuller will discuss how Hawaii can provide accessible travel and tourism for handicapped people. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Gordon Fuller. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from […]
Transitioning on Lanai with Alberta de Jetley
Host Jay Fidell speaks with Alberta de Jetley (Lanai Today) about the evolution and latest developments in Lanai. The host for this episode was Jay Fidell. The host for this episode was Jay Fidell. The host for this episode was Jay Fidell.
Hospitality Redux: Our Community or Our Tourism with Jerry Agrusa
Host Jay Fidell speaks with Jerry Agrusa (Professor, Travel Industry Management, Hawaii Pacific University) about the current state of the hospitality industry in Hawaii and its importance to the community. The host for this episode was Jay Fidell. The host for this episode was Jay Fidell. The host for this episode was Jay Fidell.