ABTA, the UK industry body representing 4,300 travel brands, said that between February and July 2020, only 15 per cent of 2,000 Britons surveyed took a foreign holiday compared to 64 per cent the previous year. — AFP pic
ABTA, the UK industry body representing 4,300 travel brands, said that between February and July 2020, which included the country’s three-month lockdown period, only 15 per cent of 2,000 Britons surveyed took a foreign holiday compared to 64 per cent the previous year. According to the data, 93 per cent of consumers said they were worried over last minute changes to Britain’s quarantine rules, with ABTA blaming the government’s approach for exacerbating people’s reticence to travel.