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Government 'considers £4bn bailout for travel'

Atol
19 April 2020

The government is reportedly set to inject £4 billion into the travel industry to help it survive the coronavirus crisis. 

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Sources told The Sunday Telegraph that plans to offer a cash bailout are in the pipeline as the public become frustrated with credit notes instead of refunds. 

The plans include a guarantee from government that Atol-protected credit notes from agents will be protected if the supplier collapses.

Proposals are reportedly being ­finalised by transport secretary Grant Shapps and secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy (Beis) Alok Sharma, after Andy ­Cohen, head of Atol, green-lit the idea.