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'Travel must not jeopardise the trust it has regained'

Government
John Bevan Bevan
23 February 2021

There are still a lot of questions that need answering following the prime minister’s announcement, though we’re encouraged that the travel industry’s plight and the need to get people moving again was recognised.

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

The response our brands have experienced underlines that there is significant pent-up demand and consumers are desperate to book. Enquiries for overseas holidays, particularly to Greece, Turkey and Dubai, doubled overnight across our brands compared to the same day last week – although travellers do seem to be taking a fairly cautious approach and favouring departures from August onwards.

But now we have a potential timescale to work with, we need to set aside the febrile speculation of the last few weeks and really think about the questions that remain.