Worth Watching in 2021: Wandermust, a travel supertrend powered by the pandemic

While the coronavirus vaccine will invigorate travel, the impact may be very gentle at first with start-stop globetrotting. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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SINGAPORE - Border closures around the world cannot diminish the love of travel. Instead, escapism has heightened under lockdown and "wandermust" is now a travel supertrend for 2021.

Looking ahead, Mr Gavin Tollman, chief executive of global travel company Trafalgar, has named nine changes in the world of travel, with wandermust topping the list.

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