Brandon Thompson was planning on making an eight-hour drive this year from his home in Iowa to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to see his favorite college football team play. Then the pandemic hit. “We realized very early on if there was a season, there would be no fans,” said Thompson, a University of Michigan Wolverines fan. Millions of people like Thompson worldwide continue to cancel or curtail leisure trips as the COVID-19 pandemic maintains its grip on many countries. That is contributing to a slower-than-expected recovery in fuel demand. Thompson would have driven more than 500 miles (805 km) to see the game and go tailgating, where thousands of fans arrive hours early to sit in the parking lot and eat and drink. Across the country, fans […]