Last week, the UK’s transport secretary Grant Shapps announced a change to the entry regulations for England, meaning that anyone who has completed a full course of vaccinations against Covid will now be allowed to enter the country without having to self-isolate.
Yet business travel has been on its knees for 15 months and even this reopening comes with barriers. We have heard again this week that another TMC has ceased trading. Is it all too little, too late for the sector.
We discuss the implications of the UK Government's decision for business travel with Cilla Goldberger of ABT UK and the Focus Travel Partnership and Clive Wratten of the Business Travel Association along with regular host Mark Frary.
Our experts look at whether the cost of testing will still dissuade business travellers, whether the end of furlough is going to cause a cliff-edge and more businesses in the sector will fail and how long the sector will take to recover. Our panellists also share their sense of optimism for the future despite the challenges.