Brooke Sutherland, Columnist

Travel Rebound Is Thrown Off Course by Delta Variant

Recovery expectations may need to be pushed back as the fast-spreading variant causes leisure bookings to slow and companies to delay back-to-office plans.

August 6, 2021 at 3:45 PM UTC

By Brooke Sutherland

Brooke Sutherland is Bloomberg News' Boston bureau chief and writes the Industrial Strength Newsletter. She was previously a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering deals and industrial companies and an M&A reporter for Bloomberg News.

The travel recovery isn’t canceled, but like too many actual flights these days, it does appear to be at risk for delays. — The travel recovery isn’t canceled, but like too many actual flights these days, it does appear to be at risk for delays.
Photographer: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg

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Worries about the highly transmissible delta variant are finally starting to have an impact on domestic travel demand. But the slowdown is likely more of a bump in the road than the beginnings of a serious detour.