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PwC report: Quarantine 'still biggest barrier' to booking holidays

Government
Rob Gill
13 August 2021

Having to quarantine, either in-destination or when returning to the UK, remains the biggest barrier to international travel this summer for both consumers and travel firms.

The traffic light system has now been dismantled after being in operation since 17 May (credit benn-mcguinness-34oZS8nstfI-unsplash)

There is no shortage of disincentives to travel in the short-term, including the continuing spread of Covid-19 and confusion among the public over the UK government’s traffic light system.

However, quarantine ranked as the number one barrier in both the consumer and trade surveys carried out by business consultancy PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) for the TTG Agenda 2021: Surviving the Summer seminar last month.