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The Future of Travel – How the industry will change after the pandemic

1 points by Kaibeezy 6y ago

Kaibeezy 6y ago
Road trips, camper rentals. Cruise ships as permanently docked floating hotels. Rigorous hotel cleaning protocols.
mytailorisrich 6y ago
I doubt that the travel industry, or most industries will change. This pandemic will end. Things will go back to 'normal'. We've been through pandemics again and again through our species' history, most of them much more serious than this one. Things go back to normal. What may happen is that existing trends may be given a boost (e.g. remote working, online retail/business), but that's not a 'change'.
- Kaibeezy 6y ago
  I liked my 'normal', took risks and worked hard over decades to create it. sigh . Why it will be so hard to return to ‘normal’, BBC Future https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200424-why-it-will-be-so-hard-to-return-to-normal https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200424-why-it-will-be-s... Listen: We Can’t Go Back to Normal, The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/04/world-after-coronavirus-pandemic/609775/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/04/world-aft... We’re not going back to normal, MIT Technology Review https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/03/17/905264/coronavirus-pandemic-social-distancing-18-months/ https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/03/17/905264/coronavir... We’re Not Going Back to Normal, but What Can We Go Back To?, New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/opinion/economy-unemployment-covid.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/opinion/economy-unemploym... We can do better than go back to ‘normal’, Chicago Sun-Times https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/15/21222419/pandemic-normal-covid-19-sun-times-letters-trump-stimulus-checks-coronavirus-homelessness https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/15/21222419/pandemic-nor... Do we really want things to go back to normal post-Covid-19?, The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/do-we-really-want-things-to-go-back-to-normal-post-covid-19-1.4250554 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/do-we-really-want-things-... All the things COVID-19 will change forever, according to 30 top experts, Fast Company https://www.fastcompany.com/90486053/all-the-things-covid-19-will-change-forever-according-to-30-top-experts https://www.fastcompany.com/90486053/all-the-things-covid-19... Bill Gates Says the Coronavirus Will Change Life Forever, Inc.com https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/bill-gates-says-coronavirus-will-change-life-forever-heres-how-to-adapt.html https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/bill-gates-says-coronaviru... Just 9% want things to 'go back to normal' after coronavirus lockdown, says poll, The Mirror https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/just-9-want-things-go-21877899 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/just-9-want-things-go...
  - mytailorisrich 6y ago
    When people are in the middle of a crisis they overestimate the impact. For example, as it happened 9/11 was NOT the end of skyscrapers... This pandemic is not a very virulent one, we've seen worse no later than the 20th century. We'll be fine.
    - Kaibeezy 6y ago
      I hope you're right. I'll try to check back in here in a couple of weeks when we see how the unlock is going.

1 points by Kaibeezy 6y ago

Road trips, camper rentals. Cruise ships as permanently docked floating hotels. Rigorous hotel cleaning protocols.

I doubt that the travel industry, or most industries will change. This pandemic will end. Things will go back to 'normal'. We've been through pandemics again and again through our species' history, most of them much more serious than this one. Things go back to normal. What may happen is that existing trends may be given a boost (e.g. remote working, online retail/business), but that's not a 'change'.

Kaibeezy 6y ago
I liked my 'normal', took risks and worked hard over decades to create it. sigh . Why it will be so hard to return to ‘normal’, BBC Future https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200424-why-it-will-be-so-hard-to-return-to-normal https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200424-why-it-will-be-s... Listen: We Can’t Go Back to Normal, The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/04/world-after-coronavirus-pandemic/609775/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/04/world-aft... We’re not going back to normal, MIT Technology Review https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/03/17/905264/coronavirus-pandemic-social-distancing-18-months/ https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/03/17/905264/coronavir... We’re Not Going Back to Normal, but What Can We Go Back To?, New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/opinion/economy-unemployment-covid.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/opinion/economy-unemploym... We can do better than go back to ‘normal’, Chicago Sun-Times https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/15/21222419/pandemic-normal-covid-19-sun-times-letters-trump-stimulus-checks-coronavirus-homelessness https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/15/21222419/pandemic-nor... Do we really want things to go back to normal post-Covid-19?, The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/do-we-really-want-things-to-go-back-to-normal-post-covid-19-1.4250554 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/do-we-really-want-things-... All the things COVID-19 will change forever, according to 30 top experts, Fast Company https://www.fastcompany.com/90486053/all-the-things-covid-19-will-change-forever-according-to-30-top-experts https://www.fastcompany.com/90486053/all-the-things-covid-19... Bill Gates Says the Coronavirus Will Change Life Forever, Inc.com https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/bill-gates-says-coronavirus-will-change-life-forever-heres-how-to-adapt.html https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/bill-gates-says-coronaviru... Just 9% want things to 'go back to normal' after coronavirus lockdown, says poll, The Mirror https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/just-9-want-things-go-21877899 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/just-9-want-things-go...
- mytailorisrich 6y ago
  When people are in the middle of a crisis they overestimate the impact. For example, as it happened 9/11 was NOT the end of skyscrapers... This pandemic is not a very virulent one, we've seen worse no later than the 20th century. We'll be fine.
  - Kaibeezy 6y ago
    I hope you're right. I'll try to check back in here in a couple of weeks when we see how the unlock is going.