THE FUTURE OF TRAVEL will be a leading engine in the recovery of the sector.,INNOVATION following,its identification in Wuhan, China in December 2019. As of 1 September 2020, there were over 25 million cases globally, with fatalities surpassing 850,000 worldwide3. Since the escalation of COVID-19 to a pandemic, countries across the world have implemented lockdowns and stay-at-home orders as well as border closures4; affecting 3.9 billion people worldwide, or half of the worlds population. While