They brought in steady income to hotels when they attended conferences and occasions and then stayed a couple of additional days to vacation with their families. Tens of hundreds of street warriors like Henrichs—and their employers—are coming to an analogous conclusion, which goes to cause a reckoning for the already-battered leisure and hospitality sector. U.S. companies’ travel budgets declined by 90% or more in 2020, according to Deloitte Insights. But pressured to remain at house in the course of the pandemic, Henrichs obtained a taste of a life where he sees his household extra, and is just as effective at work.
