Revenge Tourism

Despite high airline ticket prices and new widespread Covid-19 variants, we have seen a surge in the demand for travel across regions which have eased Covid-19 restrictions. With staff and operational reductions over the past 2 and a half years, the tourism sector in Europe has been struggling to cope with pent-up demand and the high numbers of travellers. For example, in July 2022, Heathrow Airport controversially applied a daily 100,000 passenger cap to better manage excessive queues, baggage delays and flight cancellations.