It is a remarkable thing to consider that only a few months ago, most of humanity did not know what social distancing was. The term’s popularity, and the need for it, emerged as Covid-19 did ...

People look on, while practicing social distancing, as they watch cellist Jodi Beder perform a daily concert on her front porch in Mount Rainier, Maryland near Washington, DC on March 30, 2020.

1. Touch-Free Stays . To alleviate what I consider the greatest obstacle in the hotel recovery — consumers’ fears — many hotels are starting with the obvious: touch-free experiences.

But Olshansky, who has studied how communities recover after large urban disasters, said that, in this instance, it is abundantly clear that social distancing is a physical, not a social, requirement.

It is a remarkable thing to consider that only a few months ago, most of humanity did not know what social distancing was. “Language matters right now,” says Cormac Russell, a faculty member ...