Analysis from Abta found 195,000 people had either lost their job or were in danger of losing their position due to the ongoing pandemic. The industry employed around 526,000 people in the UK pre-Covid.
While 57% of small and medium-sized travel agents said they would not have the cash to survive for more than three months based on their current trading and level of government support.
Abta is using the data to renew its call for the government to provide a “package of tailored financial support to see the industry through to recovery”.
