Petition · past parliament
Assist The UK Travel Industry through the Corona Crisis.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
We need you to help us stay as close as we can to our 2020 forecast business models whilst we rearrange travel for your citizens repatriate and assist overseas clients.
Give the industry emergency 10 year lending at 2% over base.
Give the industry emergency 10 year lending at 2% over base.
Agents, Homeworkers, Tour operators, Cruise lines need to cover loss of revenue and associated costs on cancelled bookings and losses of previously predicted sales.
Give us access to a fund, act as guarantor so we can access it via our banks by presenting our Corona losses. Make it available now. Make it “claimable” upon presentation of evidence of costs incurred or sales lost.
Don’t dither, the alternative is going to be a series of massive claims on the air travel fund as well as tens of thousands of unemployment claims and the complete decimation of the uk travel industry.
Give us access to a fund, act as guarantor so we can access it via our banks by presenting our Corona losses. Make it available now. Make it “claimable” upon presentation of evidence of costs incurred or sales lost.
Don’t dither, the alternative is going to be a series of massive claims on the air travel fund as well as tens of thousands of unemployment claims and the complete decimation of the uk travel industry.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Protect jobs and businesses in the travel and tourism industry during COVID-19
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public
Timeline
| 15 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Mar 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
24 Mar 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.