Europe's travel recovery stalled at the start of August after a stronger performance in July, as quarantine rules and warnings over rising ...
Europe's travel recovery stalled at the start of August after a stronger performance in July, as quarantine rules and warnings over rising infection rates created uncertainty and deterred tourists from booking trips abroad.
In July, ticket numbers for cross-border air travel within Europe stood at 28per cent of 2019's levels, as Europeans began to travel again after months of lockdown.But by the first week of August, volumes had fallen to 18per cent, according to data provided by travel analysis group ForwardKeys. Rising COVID-19 infection levels in Spain have also prompted Austria, Sweden and Germany to warn against travel to the whole country or regions within it, creating uncertainty, and dampening airline hopes for a strong recovery.
The fast-changing situation also means people are leaving it much later to make plans, searching for flights and booking much closer to their intended departure date than they did last year, he said.
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