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'Minister, don’t you dare tell the travel industry to be patient'

Government
Sophie Griffiths
29 March 2021

“If I could just ask everybody for a little bit more patience,” the aviation and maritime minister told delegates at last week’s TTG Agenda 2021 seminar.

Courts showed an ignorance and ultimate indifference to the struggles that continue to be felt by the UK travel industry

If I had any doubts as to whether the UK government understands – or is even concerned – by the pressures facing the UK travel industry, they were swiftly quashed during our interview with Robert Courts last week.

To be fair to Courts, it’s not really his fault. Boris Johnson’s government has always been more concerned with PR than facts – prioritising positive coverage from favoured newspapers rather than focusing on understanding the challenges facing the industries that have been battered by this crisis.