Foreign holidays are likely to be grounded until late summer with many tour operators already cancelling overseas trips until the end of next month.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced existing Covid restrictions would be in place until July 19 casting doubts over an early lifting of travel restrictions and an end to the controversial traffic light system.
The next travel review is scheduled for next week, but reports from both the UK and overseas suggest there will be no change until at least July 20.
This will mean more than half of the lucrative summer season has been lost for UK tour operators and airlines – with many already planning ahead towards summer 2022.
According to Spanish media reports, Toni Mayor, a spokesperson for hoteliers in Valencia, said UK outbound passenger traffic will be vastly reduced until at least August.
He added: “The overall infection levels in Spain are still high in places and the picture is uneven, so I think we will have to wait.
Another official suggested that it…
