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ONS: Travel agents and operators 'worst hit' service sector

Government
Jennifer Morris
10 December 2020

Abta is reiterating its call for tailored government support for the travel industry, as ONS figures show it is the sector worst hit by the pandemic.

April saw the easing of some lockdown restrictions including the reopening of non-essential retail (Credit: Charlie Green / Unsplash)

Travel agents and tour operators have been worst hit by the pandemic compared to any other services sector, according to the ONS figures published today.

Yet unlike other sectors such as hospitality and the arts, it has had no tailored support from the UK government.

The figures, about coronavirus and the impact on output in the UK economy for October 2020, show travel agents and operators are 90% down on where they were in February 2020.