Shapps made the comment on BBC Radio 4 during a round of media interviews on Friday (15 January) morning.
He also told LBC: “Don’t take advice from me on where to book your holidays, that’s all I’m saying.”
Shapps added: “I had this question last year, I said at the time I wouldn’t at that time.
“We then had the travel corridors – I booked my holiday, I went to Spain, and the first thing I did within an hour of getting there was take Spain off the travel corridor list and came back home to start my quarantine, leaving my family there.”
When asked on Radio 4 if he would book a holiday at the moment, Shapps replied: “Not right now”.
