ECTAA, the European Travel Agents and Tour Operators Association, said travellers and stakeholders urgently needed "a perspective [on] when, and under which conditions, travel can resume.
It said the industry "stood ready" to work with lawmakers to devise and implement a plan for a return of travel this summer.
"While the situation is not much different from a year ago, where nearly all travel and tourism has been suspended, today we hold the cards to turn the situation around," said the association, with reference to the vaccination programmes under way across Europe, greater access to quicker and more accurate tests, and better health and safety protocols.
