Large theme park crowds don’t tell the whole story. New data says full recovery will take some time

As the travel industry begins to climb out of the biggest slowdown in its history, a slew of recent studies gives us a better understanding of what the coming months will entail.

Even as the delta variant of coronavirus causes new alarm, there’s increasing evidence that people think the worst is now behind us. A study of nearly 1,500 Americans found seventy-one percent now feel safe flying, compared to just forty-eight percent in January.…