The brand, which is part of Midcounties Co-operative, operates 76 travel agencies in the UK, as well as working with more than 140 independent agents through the Co-op Travel consortium.
Co-op Travel said the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 had caused a 20% fall in high street footfall in some areas in recent weeks.
This factor, combined with increased testing requirements for travel, had caused a “devastating impact on consumer demand”, just as the industry approaches its post-Christmas peaks booking period.
Co-op Travel joins call for govt support to avoid ‘bleak winter' for travel
Government
Rob Gill
23 December 2021
Co-op Travel has joined the industry’s call for the UK government to provide more financial support to the sector as it faces a “bleak winter”.
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