GCT: State unemployment claims spike amid travel industry, hospitality layoffs

Grand Circle Corp., a Boston-based travel agency, has weathered many events since it was founded in 1958 by American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) creator Ethel Andrus. It has operated throughout multiple financial crises and the rise of the internet, but the COVID-19 pandemic may be its biggest challenge. "Over the last 50 years, I have personally been involved with many difficult world events: 9/11, SARS, a world financial crisis, a Russian invasion of Crimea and the Egypt air crash...