Agents have told TTG they’re "cautiously optimistic" about the sector’s prospects of bouncing back in 2022 after a bumper weekend for new enquiries and bookings.
Travel agencies hope their peaks business will ramp up on 11 and 12 January (Credit: iStock)
The uptick came after pre-departure tests were scrapped on Friday (7 January) and the Day 2 testing standard was lowered to lateral flow.
Both changes came into effect across the UK at the weekend, returning the UK’s testing and travel regime to how it was prior to the emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.
With many major firms eagerly anticipating a significant bump, it duly arrived with agents reporting being "swamped" with calls and new enquiries at the weekend.
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