Holidaymakers eye summer beach and Easter ski trips as the first glimmers of a return to international travel appear
Monday’s positive news of the success of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine trial has given a boost to the struggling travel industry, with tour companies and online travel agents reporting an immediate surge in enquiries and bookings for next year.
Flight and accommodation website Skyscanner reported an “immediate spike” in online traffic, with searches for holidays next spring and summer up 48% on the previous week. Particularly popular were searches for Mediterranean summer beach holidays and Easter ski trips, as well as the Canary Islands, the Maldives (perhaps partly because its travel corridor remained in place through much of the summer) and stalwarts such as New York and Florida. Continue reading...
