Many Americans had to cancel travel plans to follow shelter-in-place guidelines when the novel coronavirus spread. The hotel and airline industries have been hit particularly hard from recent disruptions, with airlines having to fly “ghost” planes and hotels around the world temporarily closing. But that doesn’t mean we aren’t all dreaming of our post-quarantine vacation.
As an avid traveler who had to recently cancel a bucket list trip to Portugal and the Dolomites, I’ve been following more travel accounts on Instagram than usual for future #travelinspo, using Zoom backgrounds to go on virtual getaways, and making hotel cocktail recipes to satiate my wanderlust — for now.