John Hays said the company had been studying research and examining data from China to see how the domestic market had responded to the crisis there.
“Obviously theirs is a very different market to ours... but I think there will be increased demand for the UK,” he said. “Currently it is a very small part of what we do – maybe we need to do more.”
Elsewhere, John and Irene Hays confirmed the agency would not be opening its shops on Monday (15 June), despite government guidance allowing non-essential stores to open.