CHAPTER 1

The Way We Were

After two years of highs and lows in dealing with the pandemic, it is useful to look back at how things were at the beginning of 2020 and the fundamental changes that have taken place since then. As one of the hardest hit sectors, and the basis of how we spend our leisure or work time, a look at how our views about travel have changed is a timely activity.

There was growing recognition of the virus becoming a major “pandemic” as large numbers of people were affected by COVID-19; there was a surge in the number of deaths associated with it and a growing realization of how quickly it could spread. It was clear it was “not just the flu,” but a particularly virulent strain even though its basic structure was similar. We ...

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