Holiday bookings surge triggered by confirmation of travel corridors

A sudden boost in foreign holiday bookings has been triggered by the imminent easing of travel restrictions.

Government confirmation on Friday night of the creation of travel corridors with low risk countries from July 6 sparked a surge in demand.

Tui reported a 50% week-on-week increase and 80% by lastminute.com, albeit from a historic low point for the peak summer period.

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The list of travel corridors with the UK is expected to include Spain, France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, Belgium, Turkey, Germany and Norway.

Countries will be classified as green, amber or red depending on the risk assessment and arrivals from those in the green and amber categories will be exempt from a 14-day quarantine, with a Foreign Office ban on all but essential travel adjusted accordingly.

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