Mark Tanzer, Chief Executive, Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA)
Across media yesterday, we were vocal in responding to the comments made by the UK Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, on booking holidays. We were clear that the travel industry can’t wait for the full rollout of the vaccine programme before people start to travel again. Another summer season lost to the pandemic would be disastrous for the sector. The government needs to work with the travel industry to develop a route forward to opening up travel.
There are two sides to this – firstly following the medicine, understanding whether vaccines are effective against new variants and whether if you have been vaccinated you are capable of transmitting the disease….