That’s according to a new study from Holiday Extras which claimed the spread of the Omicron variant had made “virtually no impact” on holidaymakers’ travel plans.

It was however “the faff and confusion” brought about by the government reinstating red list countries and increasing testing measures which was harming public appetite to take trips abroad.

When comparing its latest survey results to those from September, Holiday Extras found the presence of Omicron "had not dampened travellers’ sprits".

In September 92% of the 1,500 consumers who had flown since 2019 92% said they had plans to travel abroad in 2022 - which has remained high in December at 90%

Although, when asked what would deter them from international travel this year or in 2022, the “return of the unpredictability and faff” was the most frequent answer – rising by almost 10% when compared to the same poll in summer to become “the single biggest block for holidaymakers”.

Despite the new variant, people were now “even less concerned” about catching Covid while on holiday – down to 20% of consumers’ biggest worries in December compared to 29% in July.

Holiday Extras’ head of communications, Seamus McCauley, said the unpredictable changes to UK travel rules were now “three times more of an obstacle” to people going abroad on holidays than Covid itself.

“What British holidaymakers - and our industry - most needs is to be able to plan a simple holiday without having the rug pulled out from under us,” he added.