THE STATE OF TRAVEL RECOVERY
No more looking back ; let ’ s look at where we are now and where the industry is headed next .
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Buckle up because we ’ re taking a data deep dive into the travel industry ’ s more-thanwelcome recovery .
Showing signs in early 2021 Signs of recovery began just after the start of the new year , when the Transportation Security Administration screened more than 1 million passengers for three days in a row : Jan . 2 , 3 and 4 .
That metric didn ’ t surpass 1 million again until mid-February , but that first positive blip was a hopeful glimpse into what was to come .
Then we encountered a bit of a challenge . On Jan . 26 , a new rule from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with the potential to sideline travel went into effect : All air passengers entering the U . S . were required to get a COVID-19 test within three days before their flight to the
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