How a Covid-19 vaccine could benefit the travel industry
Travel companies’ beleaguered stock prices received a welcome boost and bookings have been ticking up on the news that a Covid vaccine is showing promise of being more than 90% effective. There is cautious optimism even though it is still be several months away at least.
There is no doubt Covid will change travel in many fundamental ways, but some of these are positive ones. It’s a more risk-averse market now, meaning booking flexibility is here to stay, and there is a much greater awareness about viruses and travelers’ own attitudes towards health.
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Editor for TravelMole North America and Asia pacific regions. Ray is a highly experienced (15+ years) skilled journalist and editor predominantly in travel, hospitality and lifestyle working with a huge number of major market-leading brands. He has also cover in-depth news, interviews and features in general business, finance, tech and geopolitical issues for a select few major news outlets and publishers.
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