V-KEMS Study Group Report Recovery from the Pandemic: Hospitality & Leisure

Murat Mustafa, Filipa Adzic, Paul Cropper, Chris Iddon, Ben Roberts, Elpida Vangeloglou, Oliver Wild, Selin Ahipasaoglu, Jim Allen, Chris Budd, Jeremy Budd, Sam Kamperis, Li Pi, Surajit Ray, Ambrose Yim, Busra Atamer Balkan, Alan Champneys, Abi Coleman, Michael Hepburn, William LeeEdgardo Villar Sepulveda, Maha Kaouri

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Abstract

The UK hospitality and leisure industry as a whole has met some unprecedented challenges over the course of the pandemic, and will continue to do so as the nation recovers. On behalf of the Virtual Forum for Knowledge Exchange in the Mathematical Sciences (V-KEMS), the Newton Gateway to Mathematics convened Recovery from the Pandemic: Hospitality & Leisure, a Virtual Study Group, from 12th – 14th October 2021. This brought together mathematical scientists and other disciplines to solve challenges faced by the hospitality and leisure
sector as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. With challenges presented by UK Hospitality, University of Cambridge Sports Centre, Royal Opera House, Shakespeare’s Globe and Independent Cinema Office, we worked with Indigo
Ltd, a consultancy for the UK cultural sector and Traveltech for Scotland, who work closely with the Scottish tourism sector, amongst others to develop the problems that were tackled during the study group with the interest of using mathematics as a tool to help solve the particular challenges hotels, restaurants and leisure facilities, such as cinemas, theatres and gyms, are facing as a result of the pandemic.

Three issues were presented and then explored:
• Ventilation of Indoor Facilities
• Audience/Customer Risk Perception
• Scheduling/Resource Management

Over the study group, potential solutions were developed and these were presented on the final day. Those stakeholders who presented their challenge were provided with a short tailored report after the event. A potential collaboration between one of the challenge stakeholders and a study group participant is being discussed to enable further work as a follow up to
the study group.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages53
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2021

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