Martin Lewis has issued a coronavirus warning to travellers.
The money saving expert appeared on Good Morning Britain alongside Ben Shepherd and Susanna Reid to discuss the current situation.
Martin, 47, touched on summer holiday bookings and warned "the longer away, the bigger the window of uncertainty."
He said: "The sooner you are travelling the easier it's to check the level of contagion in the country you’re travelling too and how good its health reporting is. If it's low and you're going in two or three weeks you can probably still book, it's not a problem."
When it comes to summer bookings, however, things are less straightforward.
The 47-year-old said: "The longer away, the bigger window of uncertainty. For example, summer holidays are four months away. The first reported coronavirus case was two months ago. Look how quickly this can move. Where we are in the summer we don't know."
Martin stressed those in a vulnerable category, such as older people or those with lung conditions, should put their health first above anything else.
However, he also pointed out that even if you wanted to go abroad it's "likely" travel restrictions will occur as the necessary protective measures are put in place.
Answering travel insurance questions, Martin explained: "Most travel insurance companies will cover you if the foreign office has told you not to travel to a country, it won't cover you otherwise."
He asked: "Would you be disinclined to travel if you were going to a country with a big coronavirus outbreak but wasn't on the foreign office list of coronavirus banned countries?
"Because then your travel insurance wouldn't cover you and if you chose not to travel you wouldn't get your money back.
"If the answer is 'no', I wouldn't book somewhere you don’t have free cancellation. Or I’d wait until I booked.
"Certainly vulnerable people who have a condition that means they really don't want to go I'd say check whether travel insurance is available.
"It's disastrous for the travel industry. I’m trying to protect consumers on one hand but don’t want our travel industry to go down. Tourism, cinemas, theatres, restaurants, shops. If we’re told not to go out of course there's a potential knock on."
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays on ITV at 6am.
