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LONDON, Oct 14 — Britain’s travel industry called on the government for an airport testing regime and more tailored support as it published figures showing how the pandemic has sapped demand for the overseas trips that are its lifeblood. ABTA, the UK industry body representing 4,300 travel...

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.

 

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