By Larry Olmsted

As the Pfizer, Moderna and additional coronavirus vaccines continue their global rollout, most in the travel industry see a light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel and a slow return to travel normalcy.

But personally, I expect a few of the pandemic induced changes to stick around, including the desire for more privacy in travel, whether that means resorts with freestanding cabin or villa lodging, home rentals, whole property takeovers, private guided trips, or more separated in-flight options.

While it may not have been undertaken because of the pandemic, JetBlue’s complete redesign of its longer haul Mint business class cabin is the first such major launch since the COVID crisis and looks positioned to be extremely popular going forward …

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