More travel executives get their mission-critical industry news from Skift than any other source on the planet.Tell me more New research from LinkedIn points towards renewed optimism in a recovery for the travel and recreation sectors. It has polled members the United States as to how confident they felt about their employers’ outlook over the next six months, with answers evaluated on a score that ranged from +100 (most positive) to -100 (most negative). Optimism was on the rise for practically every industry tracked in this survey, with travel and recreation (+61) and entertainment (+55) leading the pack. A LinkedIn Workforce Confidence report surveyed 5,361 people in the U.S. from March 27 to April 9, 2021.