Who else needs a bit of familiarity to look forward to?
The coronavirus pandemic has done a number on normalcy. Much of the world’s cities have been in some form of shutdown and have only begun to emerge, cautiously. No place has reached “back to normal.” Some say normal as we knew it may no longer exist, and instead, we should expect a kind of new normal.
Travel bans, border closures, and the overall near-absence of travel has left the travel industry in pieces—and there is a strong chance these will be put back together in ways that look unrecognizable. A lot of the current conversations have been about how travel is going to change or should change because of the coronavirus pandemic; some of the changes will be immediate, some temporary, others long-lasting. But what about all the ways travel is probably going to stay the same?
Fodor’s talked with owners and experts in the travel industry to try and suss out what elements of our travel experiences aren’t likely to change because of the pandemic, at least not forever. During a time of so much uncertainty, where are we most likely to find comfort and familiarity when we start traveling again? Here are some of the staples we’re all rooting for.