Covid Showed the Excesses of Business Travel
The pandemic proved how much work could be accomplished with a screen and an internet connection, much to the detriment of airline profits.
The days of constant travel for work are probably over.
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I spend a lot of time around lawyers, so I can tell you with some authority that they were thrilled by one aspect of their work lives during the pandemic. They stopped flying. Lawyers who spent most weeks jetting from one courtroom to another were suddenly spending their time at home, communing with their families for the first time since forever.