Simon Calder, also known as The Man Who Pays His Way, has been writing about travel for The Independent since 1994. In his weekly opinion column, he explores a key travel issue – and what it means for you.
Demand for foreign holidays bounced back to pre-pandemic levels. That is according to a survey by the travel association, Abta. The news was released to coincide with the first anniversary of the lifting of the last of the tangle of extremely complex and fast-changing Covid travel restrictions in place during the coronavirus pandemic. You will recall that they ranged from mandatory PCR Covid tests and complicated form-filling for everyone coming back to the UK, to the notorious “traffic light” rules that could trigger hotel quarantine at a cost of £2,000.
