The third wave of COVID-19, triggered by the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, is disrupting the travel plans of businesspeople and vacationers in Kerala.
With the looming uncertainty, families who had earlier booked flight tickets to go abroad have either cancelled or postponed their trips. “I was planning to visit my daughter in the United Kingdom this month. But the surge in positive cases has changed my plans to April,” said Beena Thomas, a retired college teacher.
Travel agents confirmed that advance bookings had come down by almost 50% and current bookings by 25%. “The cancellations are mainly on account of the stricter testing norms and quarantine rules,” said T. Hameed, a tour consultant in Kozhikode.
