Europe's travel recovery stalled at the start of August after a stronger performance in July, as quarantine rules and warnings over rising ...
LONDON: Europe's travel recovery stalled at the start of August after a stronger performance in July, as COVID-19 quarantine rules and warnings over rising infection rates created uncertainty and deterred tourists from booking trips abroad.
Britain brought back quarantine rules for arrivals from Spain on Jul 26, just over two weeks after saying travel there was safe, and so far in August has added France, Croatia and Austria to the list with less than two days notice. Europe's biggest airline by passenger numbers, Ryanair, said on Monday it was already seeing the impact of new restrictions on bookings and it would reduce its flight capacity plans for September and October.Looking ahead, tickets issued for the fourth quarter for intra-Europe air travel are down 70 per cent on last year, said Olivier Ponti, vice president at ForwardKeys.
Britain's transport minister Grant Shapps on Thursday warned on Twitter:"Only travel if you are content to unexpectedly 14-day quarantine if required."
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