Perhaps no industry is harder hit by the events of September 11 than the travel industry. Heightened airport security, massive financial losses and wary travelers are combining
to create a grim outlook for hotels, airlines and other travel-related players.
PR NEWS turned to Travel + Leisure to find out how the travel book is reacting to the travel industry's new realities.
"The sensitivity is much greater now," Editor-in-chief Nancy Novogrod told PRN's sister pub, min (min, Sept. 24). "I have been going through the November issue and making sure
every piece of copy carries the appropriate tone." Novogrod and her staff deleted a whimsical essay entitled "Fear of Flying" and a photograph of a folding knife - which before
Sept. 11 was a helpful tool for travelers.
In her editor's note, Novogrod reflects on the impact of the crisis: "Travel is being postponed or simply cancelled outright during the coming months. And yet, many countries
in the world have never looked more welcoming ... When Le Monde shouts the headline "Nous Sommes Tous Américains" ("We Are All Americans") ... and the marching band at Buckingham
Palace breaks into a chorus of "God Bless America," the world reaches out and boundaries disappear ."
The December issue of T+L will include more information on travel in the new world.