Travel industry on the rebound from the pandemic Storyblocks and last updated 2021-05-23 22:00:14-04 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â Looks like travel is on the rebound from the pandemic. When the coronavirus first hit, travelers were canceling their trips left and right. Whitt says they lost 90 percent of our business. Now that there is a vaccine and a light at the end of the tunnel, Whitt says travel is on the rebound. "We're not a ghost anymore," Whitt said, "people can contact us and we can talk about travel and book travel." The European Union announced it will ease COVID travel restrictions for non EU residents beginning this summer.