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February 26, 2021

Britons rush to book holidays amid plans to end lockdown

By DANICA KIRKA
Associated Press

LONDON — Stir-crazy Britons rushed to book overseas vacations after Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled plans to slowly ease a national lockdown, boosting optimism that travel restrictions will be removed in time for the summer holiday season.

TUI, the U.K.'s largest tour operator said bookings increased six-fold on Monday, the company's busiest day in more than a month. Discount airline easyJet said demand for flights more than tripled, and package holiday company Thomas Cook said traffic on its website increased 75%. International travel has nearly ground to a halt globally, so the increases are a sign of hope for the beleaguered industry.


 
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