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‘The demand is there’: is the stage set for travel's biggest-ever summer?

Operators
Gary Noakes
13 May 2025

After two major operators opened new airport bases and with Atol capacity reaching record levels, Gary Noakes explores this summer’s package travel trends.

Package travel reform – 6/10

UK travel firms are authorised to carry more than 34 million Atol-protected passengers this summer (Credit: iStock)

The spring sunshine reflected the mood when two travel industry heavyweights spread their wings that little bit further as the summer season got under way.

The cheery atmosphere at the ceremonies to mark the launch of Jet2’s new Luton base and easyJet’s at Southend – days before Donald Trump started his global trade war – highlighted the cautious optimism travel is taking into summer.