In an eight-point recovery roadmap for the outbound sector, the association criticised the government for “pushing very strongly the staycation message while frightening people into not booking – or even into cancelling – an overseas trip; yet staycations are not yet legally permitted either”.
Aito pleaded: “Please, ministers, make it crystal-clear that holidays to look forward to can still be booked without breaking the law."
It added: “We accept that the current lockdown is unlikely to finish until the end of March, out of necessity and to protect everyone. But this does not mean that booking a summer holiday is unlawful.
