But these restrictions have not stopped holiday bookings going through the roof. Paul Hardwick, head of commercial travel at Fred Olsen, said there was an “influx” of people after they reopened the shop in Colchester. He said: “We are doing quite a bit for the UK, but it’s already quite booked up and we have also been booking quite a lot of cruises around UK waters. “As people still have concerns about going abroad, they still want the holiday experience, but without going out of the UK.” “With more talk around which countries are going to be green what our customers are saying is that they want some clarity of where they can go and what tests they will have to take.