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More than half of destinations confident UK travel demand will recover over the summer

Destinations
James Chapple
28 April 2026

Destinations are confident UK travel demand will recover over the summer despite the conflict in the Middle East and wider geopolitical uncertainty.

Turkey's Marmaris
(Credit: iStock / nejdetduzen)

(Credit: iStock / nejdetduzen)

Nearly six in 10 Antor members (57%) say they are anticipating a gradual or strong recovery in UK travel demand over the next three to six months.

The remaining 43% of respondents to the association's latest member survey said that they expected the summer to bring continued uncertainty, especially over flight and transport availability, and costs.

Half respondents to the Antor survey, the Association of National Tourist Office Representatives, said they had so far experienced no change in UK bookings.

And while just over a third said they had seen a dip (21% slight, 14% severe), 14% said bookings had increased, particularly for Asia and the Caribbean.