At Routes Reconnected 2021, four leading figures in travel and tourism shared their thoughts on what’s in store for the industry. Here are the final five of their predictions. Click here to catch up on the first half of this list.
6. The recovery will start this summer, but be a ‘tale of many cities’
Although the global aviation recovery will begin in earnest this summer, it will be an uneven “tale of many cities” with markets rebounding at “dramatically” different paces, said Korn Ferry senior client partner Michael J Bell.
“I walked through Miami airport yesterday and the place was jammed,” said Bell. “Flights are full, leisure traffic is very strong and I think the airlines are catching up to a maybe stronger than anticipated response.