Since grinding to a halt in early 2020, business travel has yet to bounce back to 2019 pre-pandemic levels despite nearly four years of rebuilding. The U.S. Travel Association reported it expects domestic business travel volume to end this year at 95% of 2019 levels, with spending not recovering for at least another couple of years. The Global Business Travel Association forecast business .
Pandemic complications have more vacationers turning to travel agents Travel advisers help folks navigate the world of changing rules and newly unfurled welcome mats. May 14, 2021 7:30am Text size Copy shortlink:
Planning a trip overseas these days requires more than the usual hunt for cheap flights and a sweet hotel. Travelers need to know when they can reasonably go, which countries are ready to accept them, what will be open, what entry requirements their destination may demand and, if they care about such things, which hotels have implemented extra germ-busting protocols.
That research could take more time to undertake than flying to Amsterdam. To help navigate the tricky world of changing rules and newly unfurled welcome mats, more would-be travelers are turning to travel agents, aka travel advisers.