Travel Expert Witnesses

Hotel & Restaurant, Travel & Tourism - Business, Hospitality, Travel, Tourism, Employment, Human Resources, Safety, Security, Resorts, Lodging, Airlines, Cruise Lines, Meetings, Conventions, Conferences

Dr. Gary Deel holds AS Degrees in Hospitality and Culinary Arts from Valencia College, BS and MS Degrees in Hospitality Management from the University of Central Florida (UCF), a JD in Law from Florida A&M University (FAMU), and a PhD in Hotel Administration from the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV). Dr. Deel spent more than 10 years in the hospitality industry. He worked for the Walt Disney World Company in both theme parks and hotels. He worked for Rosen Hotels & Resorts as Guest Relations Manager, Hotel Manager, Investigations Manager, Assistant Security Director, and Sales Manager for the company's hotels. He worked as Operations Manager for Picsolve, Inc., an entertainment company that manages photo operations for more than 350 attractions all around the world. He worked for Merlin Entertainments Group as Head of Operations at the Madame Tussaud’s Interactive Wax Museum. Finally, Dr. Deel also worked as Manager of Security Training and Administration for Wynn Resorts in L...

Food, Travel & Tourism - food history, archives, research, historian, library, librarian, culinary, founders, beverage, food, academic, food writing, editing, publishing, book history, publisher, editor, travel, hospitality, archival, fermentation, ferment, drinks, author, nonfiction, cultural history, research methodology

Dr. Julia Skinner is an expert in library and archival research and food studies. She has a PhD in Library & Information Science, is an award-winning food historian, and the founder of Root, which offers research consulting related to food and food history. She helps clients research the history of brands and public figures, trace the histories of specific ingredients and the development of food products, and conducts archival research for other cases where historical and research expertise are required. I have an extensive background in publishing and book history, and am happy to help with cases where this expertise may be useful (e.g. the publishing history of a specific book). Her work is backed by over a decade of rigorous experience and undergirded by her time spent in leadership positions in archives and libraries, giving her a deep understanding of how materials are organized, where to find them, and what questions to ask to uncover answers. She is able to provide notes...

Aviation & Aerospace, Travel & Tourism - Airline, Aviation, Airline Revenue Management & Pricing, Loyalty Programs, Airline Network & Scheduling, Airport, Aircraft fleet, transport planning, airline merger & acquisition, airline antitrust, travel, tourism, airline alliances, maritime, frequent flyer, airline management, aviation economics

Donald Garvett is a former Vice President / Executive Vice President of four airlines (most recently, Alaska Airlines), a consultant to over 85 airlines, and a consultant to about 100 other aviation-related, travel/tourism, and maritime clients. His employers and clients are based and provide services worldwide. Garvett has served as a litigation expert for about 25 clients in high-stakes matters. Excellent references as a consulting and testifying expert will be provided upon request. Garvett has unusually broad and deep experience as an airline, travel, aviation, and tourism practitioner. This experience has been gained as both a hands-on senior airline executive and as a consultant to C-Suite executives, Boards, Governments, Financial Institutions, Law Firms, Labor Unions, Government Regulators, Airports, Fixed-Base-Operators, Tourism Authorities, Aircraft Manufacturers/Lessors, and other clients. His career began in aerospace engineering and transitioned to aviation managem...