What does the imminent influx of international travelers mean for XP?

Is it time to throw the “open for business” banner on Lady Liberty? Because international travelers will be returning to the U.S. next week. The ~unprecedented~ travel restrictions in place since March 2020 have kept millions of visitors from Canada, Mexico, India, Brazil, China and most of Europe out of the country. On Nov. 8, international travelers will be allowed to enter the U.S. with proof of vaccination and a negative Covid test within three days of boarding their flights. Additionally, airlines will be required to collect contact information for every international traveler, provide that information to the CDC on request and notify those who have potentially been exposed to Covid. Children between 2 and 17 must present a negative Covid test result but are not required to have proof of vaccination. After the announcement, airline, hotel and cruise stocks jumped, while travel site Skyscanner saw an 800 percent spike in bookings and Expedia reported double-digit increases in searches for U.S. hotels from the U.K. and France. While practicing our French conjugations in preparation for the influx of Parisians, we began to wonder what these lifted restrictions will mean for the world of XP. The TL;DR: Flexibility and adaptability are...