The Places Where Travel Recovered Fastest (and Slowest) in 2021
New data reveal a fundamental reshaping of the way we explore the world.
Rosewood’s Carlyle Hotel in Manhattan.
Photographer: Durston SaylorIf the travel industry were sending out holiday cards, here’s what they would say: “We’re grateful 2021 wasn’t as bad as 2020. But here’s to more trips in 2022.”
The reality is that the travel recovery is not where many people expected it to be. While TSA numbers amid the holiday season have started to approach 2019 levels, people have generally been restrained about the types of trips they are taking, preferring to visit family and keep leisure trips relatively local.