In the time of coronavirus, every change to the travel landscape has given way to another change, which is the only constant in these strange times.
We talk a lot about the new normal. But Laurie Armstrong Gossy, a longtime media relations representative for San Francisco, has dealt with a dizzying array of upheavals because of coronavirus and thinks we should, instead, refer to these changes as the "next normal."
Except for one shift, which I hope becomes our new normal: understanding that travel is a privilege and, as with all privileges, comes with responsibilities that have taken on greater urgency.
No less than the future of the travel industry lies in the balance, which is so precarious I want to mention it to you before I step away from my job as travel editor for the Los Angeles Times. You may see my byline again, because too many travel issues remain unresolved and too many travel questions are unanswered in the wreckage of COVID-19.
But as I try to bring some sense to the business aspects of travel, I also want to remind you _ and by you, I mean us _ of some issues to which we, not fate, hold the keys.
