Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the funding package on Tuesday (21 December) after rushing back from the US to address the economic impact of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.
However, there is no new cash allocated directly to travel or tourism businesses, with more than two-thirds of the support (£683million) set aside to deliver targeted grants for hospitality and leisure businesses.
Business Travel Association chief Clive Wratten said while support for the arts, hospitality and leisure was undoubtedly "imperative", travel’s need was just as great.
