The bed bug has had a longstanding relationship with low-income high-density housing. Proximity of dwellings, re-use of furniture, and control options limited by affordability, have all contributed to the continuation of this pest in such areas. The recent resurgence and spread of this pest may be...

Bed bugs, Cimex lectularius, occur wherever there is human activity. While infestations are most common in homes and apartments, they are also prevalent in hotels, raising questions about their impact on travel and tourism. To investigate how much the public knows and cares about bed bugs while...

The resurgence of bed bugs in the United States creates challenges for hotels and motels. One aspect that is especially important to hospitality are reports of bed bugs and how they affect travellers' selection and potential damage to hotel brands. To address this issue, we conduct a choice...

The increasing trend in social media changes the landscape of crisis communication and thus, calls for innovation in hotel crisis management practices. This research examined how New York City hotels responded to recent issues surrounding the bed bug crisis on the social media site TripAdviosr....

To investigate how much the public knows and cares about bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) while travelling, a national survey of hotel patrons (n=2088) was conducted in May 2015 in the USA. While the majority of consumers have limited understanding of or experience with bed bugs, the pests evoke...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to provide greater insights into the-state-of-the-art in crisis management and aid in better response to health-related crises, with a specific focus on the hotel industry. This study extends the tourism crisis management model to include social media,...

In New York City (NYC), one of the world's top tourism destinations, bed bugs have reemerged as a challenge to the hospitality industry regardless of a hotel's star rating, location, ranking, or other. Given this growing tourism and hospitality management problem, the purpose of this study was to...

As a result of globalized tourism and traveling to rural and urban destinations is increased appearance of bed bugs mainly in facilities for accommodation and transport of tourists (hotels, camps, hostels, ships and etc.). In practice, especially in recent years, we are encountering with increased...

This article reports on the findings of a nationwide online survey of business (n=790) and leisure (n=1298) travellers in USA and their attitudes toward bed bugs, their preferences when choosing a hotel, and how the risk of bed bugs influences their decision. While the majority of individuals have...

Further to the manifestation of bed bugs - Cimex lectularius in Zadar and the surrounding area from 2012 to 2015, we present our new observations. A significant growth of bed bug recurrence recorded in 2010 was the occasion for monitoring further infestations. In addition to the number and type of...