No responsible travel sellers or operators are demanding an immediate resumption of international travel, recognising the importance of continuing to suppress Covid-19 and new variants.
However, Boris Johnson’s admission that the government will set out its plans for a roadmap out of the current Covid lockdown on 22 February has every sector on tenterhooks, not least travel – which has been all but shut down for a year.
Many have tried to codify an appropriate roadmap for travel, from trade bodies like Abta and Aito to individual businesses, travel sector campaign groups and a plethora of others.