The Most Important Story in Corporate Travel in 2022
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Business travelers went quickly from a fear of catching Covid-19 in 2021 to feeling utterly miserable in 2022 when faced with the daunting prospect of having to fly, such was the chaos across airports in Europe and the U.S. This year, caution prevailed.
It was the news everyone was waiting for. Finally the U.S. government set a date, Nov 8. 2021, to reopen its borders.
Our memories have faded since the Biden administration made the announcement in the middle of October. The original ban was even imposed by a different president. It’s hard now to imagine just how symbolic, and how much of a catalyst, the announcement that transatlantic flights (for foreign vaccinated passengers) could restart was for the travel industry.
It could have been good. Unfortunately chao
