Lara Williams, Columnist

Post-Covid Travel Isn't Equal for Everyone

The U.S. opened its borders to international visitors last week, a sign of cautious optimism for the travel industry. 

Love is patient … sometimes really, really patient.

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Last week, the U.S. reopened its borders, welcoming fully vaccinated foreign travelers after a long 604 days of closure.

I was one of them, leaving the U.K. for the first time since February 2020 to fly to New York City. Thankfully, the whole process was a breeze, except for a punishingly breeze-free stint in the stuffy corridor that led me through border control and away from John F. Kennedy International Airport.