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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Travel
Mark Sweney and Gwyn Topham

UK travel industry forecasts summer boom amid surge in holiday bookings

People on a beach in Sitges town, south of Barcelona, Spain, July 15, 2021.
EasyJet predicted pent up demand will drive bookings to near pre-pandemic levels. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters

Travel companies are reporting a bounce-back in bookings, with easyJet and Saga predicting a summer surge as the impact of Omicron on consumer confidence wanes, and the government’s move to lift testing and travel restrictions pushes capacity back to near pre-pandemic levels.

Beach bookings are in high demand, according to easyJet, the UK’s biggest airline, which said it would have almost a third more capacity heading to seaside destinations this summer than it did in 2019, a rise led by Greece and Turkey.

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