UK Passport Delays Could Cost £1.1 Billion in Cancelled Holidays

UK Passport Delays Could Cost £1.1 Billion in Cancelled Holidays
People on the beach at Biarritz, France, on Aug. 13, 2020. Bob Edme/AP Photo
Chris Summers
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Delays in processing new British passports could cost £1.1 billion ($1.38 billion) in cancelled holiday bookings this summer, according to new research by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR).

It said there was a significant “pent-up” demand for travel after two summers which were virtually obliterated by the pandemic, but a backlog of new passport applications could have a devastating effect on the tourism industry.

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Chris Summers is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in crime, policing and the law.
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