The organisation said the outcome (in response to the government’s announcement of a more infectious strain of Covid-19 spreading across the UK) was just one of a string of failures by government around the travel industry, saying members are facing "annihilation".
Bharat Gadhoke, head of commercial at Aito, said in a statement sent to TTG: “The very little business that was left for high-end Christmas and New Year travel has now been eroded beyond redemption.
“Tour operators and travel agents have tried to be creative to serve their customers.
