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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Travel
Stephen Hayward

Travel chiefs hope for surge in bookings after Euro 2020 and quarantine rule change

Travel agents expect a surge in bookings after Euro 2020 ends ­on Sunday as quarantine restrictions are lifted for double-jabbed Brits.

Firms say there is usually a spike in bookings once the Euros or World Cup is over.

And they believe England fans will want to treat themselves to a foreign getaway after the euphoria of the past week.

Online searches for Benidorm and Costa Blanca are already 332% up on last week, comparison site TravelSupermarket said.

Searches for Greece jumped 307% and the Canary Islands 195% after it was confirmed children and fully-vaccinated adults will not have to quarantine when returning from medium-risk countries from July 19.

The country has been obsessed with England's wins but after Sunday we might need a break (Getty)

EasyJet said flight bookings to amber-list destinations were up 400% on last week. Alicante, Malaga, Nice and Corfu are among the top flight destinations.

Thomas Cook said it expected trade to come “roaring back”.

It also reported a surge in Italian city breaks for the autumn and said: “If it wasn’t for isolation on arrival rules at the moment, we’d have seen a huge uplift for Italy.”

Until July 19, people arriving in the UK from amber-list countries need to ­quarantine for 10 days.

But even after that date, holidaymakers will still need to pay for Covid tests before and after their trip, costing about £133 a head.

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