Return of the wanderer
The future of travel
Covid-19 has brought international travel to a standstill. But it will recover and may even become a better experience, says Simon Wright
The age of the wheelie-bag
What will travel look like after the pandemic?
Covid-19 has brought international travel to a standstill. But it will recover and may even become a better experience, says Simon Wright
No heads in the clouds
Could covid-19 shake up air travel for the better?
Governments’ re-entry into airlines may spur more competition
Emission days
How today’s reviled airlines could become greener
The pandemic has drawn attention to the environmental damage caused by air travel
Video-conferencing rules
Business travel may never fully recover from covid-19
Business class was late to the game. It might be early to leave too
High flyers
The pandemic has hurt corporate jets less than commercial ones
The wealthy are not bound by airline schedules
Well travelled
New health and other apps may make travel easier
Restarting international travel means reassuring travellers that they are safe. Technology can help
The holiday only just began
Tourism will rebound after the pandemic
It could even improve, if properly managed
The future
Travel will return, more exotically than ever
But it will look different, both in the short term and the long term
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Chinese youth
Generation Xi
Young Chinese are both patriotic and socially progressive. That mix is already changing their country, says Stephanie Studer, our China correspondent
- Chinese youth: Young Chinese are both patriotic and socially progressive
- The rural-urban divide: The gap between China’s rural and urban youth is closing
- Patriotism and the party: How nationalism is shaping China’s young
- Subcultures: How to rebel in China
- Views of the world: As attitudes to the West sour, China’s students turn home
- Values, identity and activism: Individualism reigns in China—and with it, more social responsibility
- Children of the revolution: Might freedom-seeking youths rise up again?
- Sources and acknowledgments