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Summer season 'slipping away', industry leaders warn

Government
James Chapple
15 July 2021

The summer season is at risk of "slipping away" owing to the government’s "confusing" traffic light regime and an ongoing lack of sector-specific support for travel, industry leaders have warned.

Travel Counsellors' forward bookings are up to four times higher compared with a pre-Covid year

Travel Network Group chief Gary Lewis said the decision to move the Balearic Islands from the green watchlist to the amber list highlighted the reality for the travel industry that summer would be "on a much smaller scale" compared with pre-Covid years, despite concessions that – technically – allow travel to a wide range of potential destinations.


"Many holidaymakers have opted for UK breaks for summer 2021 because of a lack of confidence in the government’s erratic approach to travel earlier in the year," said Lewis.