SINGAPORE, 16 December 2020: This past year has been a
remarkable examination of how our world responds to crisis. Each and every one
of us, wherever we are in the world, has had to face the unexpected,
unprecedented trauma of Covid-19.
From the beginning of this year, the pandemic crept across
the world, grounding each and every one of us. It is now nine months since we
were forced to stand still. What a long, demanding year it has been. Covid-19
has not just pummelled the global economy. It has deeply wounded the global
community both emotionally and physically and shaken the travel industry to its