Singapore, Jan. 19 -- Jaguar-watching in Brazil's wetlands. Sailing in style around far-flung Indonesian islands. Stepping back in time in Uzbekistan. And also rediscovering Singapore.

At the dawn of 2021, travel industry players here and globally reveal their post-vaccine holiday plans to The Straits Times.

They also picture what leisure travel will look like this year.

On the horizon are big-sky vacations away from cities, flying less but staying longer in one or two places, and travel bubbles with responsible countries.

But 2020 was not a total wipe-out for the inventive industry.

The travel leaders profiled on the next two pages, from both international and home-grown enterprises, extracted lessons from the pandemic that will ...