Don't Wait to Book That Summer Trip
Maybe we're all too pessimistic about the prospect of a post-pandemic rebound in air travel. The recovery could be stronger than we think.
Remember crowded beaches? We’ll be there again soon.
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The long weekend around Martin Luther King Day in the U.S. used to be one of the bright spots in an otherwise slow travel quarter, with people using the extra day off to visit family, hit the ski slopes or escape the cold weather (and hopefully do some reflection on the legacy of the civil rights visionary while they were at it). This year, the vast majority of us — myself included — will instead be spending the Monday holiday where we have spent pretty much every day since March: at home. But the pandemic will end eventually and with vaccines now going into arms, people are starting to plan for a future when weekend getaways or even international sojourns are possible again.