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Flying off the shelves: Can suppliers keep up with demand?

Operators
Gary Noakes
15 December 2021

After two years in which many missed their annual breaks, pent-up demand finally started registering this autumn in bookings for summer and winter breaks.

The rule change means tourists can now visit without proof of vaccination or evidence of a negative test or recovery certificate

But as agents gear up for peaks with rising demand in mind, one potential issue – apart from a Covid resurgence, such as we have seen with the Omicron variant – is a supply squeeze, with fewer flights and accommodation options available.


In theory, it’s a real threat. Firstly, some capacity will be taken up by rebookings pushed over to 2022, some from 2020.