UK Economy Suffered £7billion Losses as Travel & Tourism Hit by Government Omicron Restrictions, Says WTTC

WTTC | February 8, 2022

London, UK - February 8, 2022 - Ineffective travel restrictions imposed by the UK Government to combat Omicron caused an estimated £7bn loss to the UK economy last year, due to a massive drop in contributions from the country’s embattled Travel & Tourism sector, according to WTTC. The attack on Travel & Tourism at the end of last year until January 2022 proved ineffective at halting Omicron and devastating for the sector. The new figures come from research carried out by the World Travel & Tourism Council, which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, and has been at the forefront in leading the privat...