Travel’s Great Depression Is Here


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Though there is evidence of pent-up travel demand as U.S. reopens bit by bit, the monumental job losses for our sector will take a long time to come back to the pre-pandemic level, if ever. This is travel's Great Depression of this century, make no mistake.

That's the stark reality of an industry that has completely come to a standstill. While there are green shoots as we look forward to summer, the immediate toll on employment in the travel sector in U.S. — and worldwide — is monumental. And wil