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Dec 2020
Vaccine prompts surge in bookings for Harrogate travel agent
A Harrogate travel agent has reported a surge in bookings since news of coronavirus vaccines broke, and says there is "light at the end of the tunnel" for the stricken industry.
Holidays have been cancelled and dream itineraries to far-flung destinations dismantled due to the pandemic.
The continued uncertainty over travel corridors and which countries people can and can't visit has prompted many to curb their wanderlust and stay in the UK.
Melanie O'Boyle, owner of TravelGate, on Albert Street in Harrogate said it had been been a "very challenging" year but there were finally signs of an improvement.
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Melanie and her husband Phil have run their business in Harrogate for five years. The majority of the holidays they sell are long haul to countries such as Canada, the United States and Australia — and she said the vaccine has given travellers some confidence to start making plans for 2021.
Melanie has a couple of recommendations for travellers looking to get away from the surgical masks, hand sanitisers and tiers that have dominated UK life in 2020:
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