THE INDUSTRY stands to lose £2 billion by the end of this
month as a result of the foot and mouth crisis and could take five years to
recover from the impact.
British Tourist Authority chairman David Quarmby said the
crisis had done lasting damage to the incoming market.
He said: “We are seeing widespread cancellations of UK
holidays and some operators have dropped their programmes altogether. It took
five years for the US market to come back after the Gulf War and we expect this
crisis will take the same amount of time to recover.”