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On the Beach: 'Now not the right time to promote holidays'

Government
James Chapple
15 July 2021

On the Beach has once again stood by its decision to take all pre-September departures off sale, claiming "now is not the right time to promote holidays".

Simon Cooper said carriers hold a “crazy” amount of power over consumers due to a lack of competition on certain routes

The OTA’s chief executive Simon Cooper said the changes to the UK’s traffic light regime announced on Wednesday (14 July), which will see Spain’s Balearic Islands relegated to the amber list on Monday (19 July), illustrated the challenges facing consumers at this time.


Cooper said despite the government’s decision to ease quarantine for fully vaccinated amber list arrivals, the travel landscape remained too uncertain to reopen sales.