Recently, I’ve been spending a lot of time with people in the travel world, first at the Pure Life Experiences show in Marrakesh and then at ILTM, the International Luxury Travel Market, in Cannes. In fact, I’m on the flight home from France as I write this letter. One thing is clear: no one seems to be retreating in defeat after a year and a half of managing through a global economic crisis. On the contrary, there are a myriad of exciting initiatives in the works—destinations opening up or b...