COVID-19: The end of global hypermobility?

With the progress accomplished in air transport, notably with greater aircraft range reducing the need for refuelling stops, compounded by the rise of globalisation in the 1990s, the world has transitioned to the era of hypermobile travel. The advocates of global nomadism, scorning those who, while passionate about the world, remained attached to a territorial identity, have rejoiced in the new trend. Without question, the right to greater mobility, accentuated since the turn of the millennium by the development of low-cost airlines, has created opportunities for countries capable of using the tourism industry to leverage their economic development. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that hypermobility comes with a downside.