A look at post-pandemic travel

Published: March 16, 2021, 10:41 p.m.

After being at home for a year, a lot of people are itching to travel — even if it’s for work. The number of people passing through Transportation Security Administration checkpoints and booking flights for the coming months is on the rise. And as vaccinations ramp up, some countries are debating whether to require vaccination passports for entry. On today’s show: a look at the post-pandemic travel industry. Plus, Asian Americans are experiencing especially high levels of long-term unemployment, a check-in on the steel market and how smokers have boosted state tax revenue during the pandemic.