Travel’s corona baggage
- Kannan Somasundaram
- Jan 2, 2022, 19:46 IST IST
It’s a race to meet up with loved ones before they become unhuggable pixels of video calls
You have heard of cautious optimism but its variant, cautious hedonism, was seen across India during year-end celebrations. It was as though people knew that their high life could be a Titanic bobbing towards the tipple of the corona iceberg.
Leisure trips have been described, with the headliner’s smirk topped with a party hat, as revenge travel. But a few hoteliers’ relieved accounts suggest that scores of guests developed a new strain of 5-star swagger: They brandished negative RT-PCR reports along with tony credit cards. Social media posts documented a new fad: The bank robber chic seen in travel selfies with N95 veils. In chat groups dealing with reunion logistics, pictures of vaccine certificates rolled along with venue details.
Leisure trips have been described, with the headliner’s smirk topped with a party hat, as revenge travel. But a few hoteliers’ relieved accounts suggest that scores of guests developed a new strain of 5-star swagger: They brandished negative RT-PCR reports along with tony credit cards. Social media posts documented a new fad: The bank robber chic seen in travel selfies with N95 veils. In chat groups dealing with reunion logistics, pictures of vaccine certificates rolled along with venue details.
