The WTTC said on Wednesday (1 September) the end of furlough combined with Westminster’s failure to sufficiently ease the UK’s travel rules would likely conspire to create a perfect storm for the travel industry come the end of September.
Furlough support will cease at the end of the month, despite it continuing to sustain hundreds of thousands of roles in travel and tourism, according to the WTTC.
The council has also warned that unless the government uses the third and final checkpoint review baked into the traffic light regime, fixed for 1 October, to simplify its border measures and open up travel more widely, the UK faces an economic loss pushing £60 billion.
