Travel Trade Consultancy director Simon Brodie said with September’s Atol renewals coinciding with multiple changes of prime minister and transport secretary, the assumptions that underpinned the forecasts used by travel businesses to obtain their Atols “now look woefully out of date”.
"It makes it very difficult for our clients to really plan what the future looks like," said Brodie, who added that despite “tangible optimism”, the data suggested an ongoing need for caution – leading him to warn travel’s recovery "may stall" as a result.
