The travel trade headed into peaks facing more uncertainty as a pre-Christmas surge in Covid-19 infection, driven by the new Omicron variant, hit consumer confidence hard and led to a series of new travel restrictions in Europe.
However, hopes of a bumper period for bookings this month have not entirely evaporated, although many are now anticipating a delayed or extended peaks season running into February and March.
Agents from across the UK have called for more clarity from the Westminster government and devolved administrations on travel policy, as well as for sector-specific financial support after bookings largely dried up in December, further depleting cash reserves.
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