Several independent agents reported rises in bookings in August for late breaks to key summer destinations, most notably Greece and Spain, as well as the Caribbean.
They are hopeful this momentum will continue into this month and October, provided the government doesn’t undermine confidence again by suddenly tightening travel rules for key destinations, as happened with Portugal and France earlier this year.
Agents also again attacked the Covid-19 testing system, branding it a “major barrier” to booking, and called for testing requirements to be reduced – particularly for fully vaccinated travellers returning to the UK.
