the google video for a. second. between tokyo and destroy the internet in a lot of critics. more than a 1000000000 people live under repressive regimes they censor the internet for the political purposes used to diversity of opinion on the internet. joining online session at the global media for today. we all crave those few weeks every year the chance to get away from it all and relax far from the daily match last year someone of a half 1000000000 tourists descended on the world's most beautiful place 2020 looks

very different planes have been grounded hotels are struggling to fill beds traditional tourist destinations are facing an unprecedented challenge. many holiday makers are now spending their vacation in their home countries here in germany this has led to beaches being shut due to overcrowding is this the end of the road for travel and tourism that's our focus this week on made i'm glad to have you on. this is khalid used to be crew ships giant floating condominiums carrying tens of thousands of tourists from one port to the next to see all the sites that could be packed into one week on the water but now the coronavirus has crippled industry ports have been refusing ships entry leaving passengers and crew stranded at sea and with operators struggling to stay afloat my colleague ben physical and asked if anyone will ever take

a cruise again. my own holiday from hell 2016 highly contagious no rogue virus broke out i was trapped for 2 days in my cabin with severe chills vomiting diarrhea my 1st and last cruise. and now the w. sends me to what morton packed with idle cruise liners who his place is stirring up memories of that nightmare trip. ever since then i've kept my distance this is as close as i'll get to the giants of the sea hamburg germany made port but i am one of the few despite health scares and the sick to its huge carbon footprint business have been booming and over the rotavirus. now the operators face billions in losses and lawsuits some scientists have labeled the ships incubators for infectious disease but the industry says it took extraordinary measures to limit outbreaks.

germany's are tiny and cut short a world cruise when the coronavirus broke out to get help in australia. this cruise entertainer was one of the thousands trapped on board. they did everything they could our captain and cruise director both with an amazing job they didn't get any sleep i was a really difficult time quarantine was strict you couldn't leave your cabin. the ukrainian still has concerns about safety. she should have been kind of the ships don't have a laboratory where they can do tests for example that's something they'll have to think about they don't have the facilities to carry out corona tests or the like that has to be done on land and takes time outside then we passengers want to take a cruise again one of you than 5 definitely were booked out our passengers all want

to come back out. booked out for the next 2 years and i'm certain many many people will want to do the trip and will the 31 year old be among them. i can't wait it's been my life for the last 11 years i've always been on cruise ships i just don't know when i'll be able to again. on the western front is this i think. it'll take a lot to convince me to set sail again but i've got nothing against this little guy . and i've got to combine to hold my hand he's an expert in the field. and. a ship builder told me that hygiene levels on these cruises are higher than you know hotel is that right well that's what the cruise ship owners are saying at the moment nobody has proved it so far a cruise ships more susceptible to something like the coronavirus than other places yes certainly they are because wherever you have big crowds of people $4000.00

operative 1000 plus the crew on the narrow area of progress mixed together the risk is there. yes that's a big a much bigger than i really have. to we have to get this close. to get stuck on that out at sea with corona. and all the other things you can catch on a cruise salmonella chicken pox in the no row virus which i caught along with apes of other passengers. but one of the interesting things i discovered when researching this story is that only a few thousands cases i know of wires broke out last year among the sea 1000000 cruise passengers that's point 003 for said with corona at least $55.00 crew ships were affected a 5th of the global fleet some health experts blame them for helping to carry the virus around the globe many vessels went on sailing for weeks after it was detected

on a ship over novolog the german government's maritime coordinator norbert black man disagrees all news. we don't have any evidence of that in other words the problem stayed on board. cruise liners are built according to the latest standards and you can be. certain they'll be taking this experience from the pandemic and using it to ensure their vessels are even more secure in the future. while. a study in march linked cruise ships with 17 percent of cases in the united states in the early weeks of the spread of the virus. some argue an outbreak on the ruby princess was a major source of cases in australia a criminal investigation was launched. the industry is facing a huge image problem and operators continue to burn through billions of dollars in

cash some with brand new vessels in dock. the basically these new ships that are being built these giants of the sea. some of which have only just been finished but are they going to ever run at full capacity therefore there was a very big there money and this was the reason why more and more trips of this great being built they really thought everybody thought of the things that both worth. when you're in continuously and. made a stop before. after years of raking in the cash bonus or putting some of these boats up for sale. other operators one state but they're registered in tax havens like panama or the bahamas they don't pay corporate tax still though why this sector needs help in germany shipyards are an

enormous employer. and i know. that's why this is such an important sector for us ready. you know this case we have to directly support the industry with taxpayer funds. are treating everyone the same that means short time work benefits and loans. to ensure that the sector survives the crisis. they look so a load completely empty but bookings are already surging operators are offering big discounts and promises of a gold standard in public health some analysts expect another boom even bigger than before the crisis just don't count on me.

and since ben filed that report some smaller cruise ships have been allowed to sail again but with only half the passengers and with no stops at ports the operators of the cruise he went on have gone bankrupt. and it's not just cruise companies that are scared of going under small travel agencies have been hit so have large tour operators and formerly high flying airlines the whole travel sectors anxiously looking for a way out of the crisis. and disguise grounded planes the aviation industry is in the middle of a crisis in may international air traffic with a 10th of what it was in the same month last year in the past 2 decades the number of tourist arrivals has more than doubled to 1500000 globally 3 scenarios so how big an impact 1000 could have on the industry if global travel restrictions were to be lifted in july there be 58 percent fewer tourists this year compared to last

september lifting would mean a 70 percent reduction in. travel bans lost until december it could lead to a decline of 78 percent. it's no wonder then that the airline industry is calling for travel warnings to be reversed quickly many airlines around the world have already announced layoffs and reduce their fleets. as the world remains in the grips of a pandemic the industry faces a future with fewer airlines fewer planes and fewer passengers. grounded. so how can the industry take off again after lock down and under what conditions a special charter flight from frankfurt. kind of trial run.

business people eager to get back to work and. i am here in frankfurt airport usually one of europe's busiest airports you really m.t.v. a few people however are queuing up. in the base. we still have 12 hours until the parsha but we've all been samone here for a test the virus test and of course if anybody turns out positive they can opt for the flight we are passengers on the 1st flight to china in months next to me in the queue is the enter family christian works for a major german company of aging. but it is hard work but to be honest i do feel safe that i'm definitely not going to be in effect on the time. the virus test is just one of many security measures to prevent the infection from being imported

back into china again this is not a scheduled flight but a charter flight organized by the german chambre of commerce and it's seen as a test for many countries who are eager to get their business executives back into the country temperatures screened at the gate and we get a test results on arrival of the family as everybody else will have to quarantine for 2 weeks in a hotel room companies how to obtain multiple permissions from the chinese authorities for their employees and all of us had to pick up a special visa had one of the consulates flight was even postponed a few days because not everybody was able to get the paperwork done in time finally we are on our way our temperatures checked several times throughout the night. upon arrival health authority offices board the flight to check the temperature again we have to fill in

a questionnaire our data is registered with the health authority and we have to go for another round of testing. nose and mouth swabs for another virus test plus blood for an antibody test takes us directly from the appeal to the hotel. after our luggage is sprayed with disinfectant we get assigned to our rooms which we will no longer be allowed to leave. so this is my home for the next 2 weeks i have to report our temperature twice a day food will be placed in front of our door. windows separating us from the country we were finally allowed back. quite a trip. hundreds of years this spirit chap here has been quietly guarding german

vegetable patch now because of the pandemic the garden gnome is finally getting his moment in the sun with international travel obliterated many germans are trading their usual holidays for time and their allotment gardens for city dwellers these small patches of rentable land provide an oasis of their own. reports on a quint essentially german staycation. leave. that these children know fruits and vegetables don't grow in plastic it comes from their garden and they know why waiting is smart. yes it helps the plants grow this summer. we're exploring some of balance a look mint gardens margaret ross heart adultery is garden is my 1st stop and i want to ask you why more and more people are looking to get in on the next. these

children enjoy digging in the dirt and are learning about nature in the process. right in the middle of a big city. 70000 lukman gardens in berlin more than any other european city. every german city has them. almost a 1000000 people in germany have an allotment space is good for the urban climate and they help preserve biodiversity. every patch of green here represents an allotment garden community in berlin we visited 3 of them to this. parents the gardens are a chance to relax and the kids can run riot in safety and the other kids become friends and. you see each other regularly. and with their coronavirus people are spending more time in the car. that's how margaret and i got to know

each other. margaret ross harder 30 and her partner had to wait a long time to get their loss. sometimes 70 years altogether it took 6 years to get on to the shortlist but then within a year we got it our wonderful garden. neighborhood but it is a management committee. together with his partner using the coronavirus crisis to give that cabin a maker. said tear it down and build a new one but it's so cute we decided to keep it. in a new one would have cost more up to $20000.00 euros so are any plots available. during the short coronavirus lockdown we had over 100 applications but we already have a waiting list i mean only pass on 4 or 5 cartons a year when people hand them back or move away. in the small communal plus

people on the waiting list can see if a last minute life suits them many allotment communities are opening up communal plots as a way to deepen ties with the surrounding neighborhood and to distribute space more equitably. i live around the corner and i like coming here in the morning doing a bit of weeding and puttering maybe sit down for 10 minutes before going to work it's great and destroy. these allotment gardens are worried that the city might demolish some of the cabins to make way for a school sports field. many plots have been bulldozed in recent years. as a fast growing city and the gardens are often in prime locations learned cost $6000.00 euros a square meter around here. we get calls from real estate people and find them wandering along the pathways taking photos wondering how much it might

all be worth or. an ongoing political conflict in rallies we've held talks with the city. we have been gardeners know how lucky they. are affordable and easy to get to. talk i can come here every day i can just stop by after work and potter around for an hour it's a way to leave all the stress of work and the city behind on their stop. german spend $4000.00 euros a year on average on vacations. plus utilities on an allotment costs a fraction of that there are other costs involved. in a paid her pretty decisive $3000.00 euros for the cabin some demand up to $10600.00 square metres of leasehold loaned up part of the deal. but why are all the

allotments roughly the same song is and why do they all grow vegetables and fruit. we pay a visit to the chairperson of one garden community in the north of burlington. is heading out to make sure a garden is being properly kept it turns out germany even asked regulations governing the size and usage of allotments. i'm. sorry it's coming along nicely rome wasn't built in a day i have. this garden looks like it's being kept properly let's take it off on our list. and on. this garden has set up 8 raised vegetable beds that's part of what shows that she's using her plot in accordance with the regulations. this is our 2nd visit to this plot we pay just $0.35 a square meter for each year one of the requirements is we use it like

a garden. allotment rules say growing some sort of food is important but not on a commercial scale. fortunately bees are permitted to lend a helping hand to round 2 we're going to pay a visit to the sears family. they've never heard of anything like jim starlin not mint gardens when they arrived here from canada. this theme of urban gardening and gardening in cities is becoming more popular so people have a little bit more of a concept or an idea of it but what's really interesting when you tell them this urban garden has existed for a 150 years and it really. what wakes them up and makes them interested because for most north americans. urban gardening is something new these days the paths inside a garden allotment community are open to all so you're free to take a stroll as long as you don't pass through a gate uninvited if you're lucky you might even get

a bit of honey by opening there are noises to the public the communities are hoping to benefit the entire city. a garden is a lovely thing of course but not everyone has one and not everyone wants to stay at home for those yearning for faraway climes virtual reality goggles might be the answer with them you can discover the colosseum in rome check out times square new york and even climb mount everest so is this the pandemic induced future of tourism we met to tour operators in the rwandan capital kigali to find out. his sightseeing bus isn't getting much use right now because there are hardly any foreign tourists in rwanda. but this man could profit from the tourism crisis with virtual tours. rwanda is home to mountain gorillas much loved by tourists.

sightseeing bus got its start about a year ago ferrying visitors around kigali and the surrounding area business was brisk until the coronavirus crisis now the bus ventures out only occasionally for a while and visitors during this period it was a very difficult because their business their business has almost 100 percent stopped. people are not moving. to this tom. patrick around what he's hoping to provide an alternative for people who stayed home he's been taking pictures of the. attractions in kigali and has started turning them into virtual tours. done right he thinks they'll be the next best thing to actually being there. this tour is a recreate of a traditional royal residence.

before. people didn't know about the voyager tours big couldn't understand that. but now we're not talking about tours in 360 it goes fast because people are like i can actually visit this place without leaving my house. reopened its doors to visitors from abroad in mid june but there are still hardly any flights to the country. that means tour operators can't cover their costs kigali city tours 13 employees have had to tighten their belts but now. we are good with our stuff that we are temporary. stop and we get a small money to survive. the business is use. then there we will continue. to patrick around what works as an i.t.

consultant but his dream is to earn a living from virtual tours. that have some clients who are testing the product or interested. for instance we are in discussion we run the development board to see how we can integrate this project. caused a bit worries me. domestic tourism is starting to pick up again the museums are deserted anymore rwanda is hoping that local visitors will help bridge the gap to support the tourism industry the government has started offering loans to struggling companies. particularly articulate it well we had a. fund that fund. for operations because we needed money food product to go to city we're looking at it.

starting with domestic tourists but without guests from abroad who wonders tourism industry won't be able to bounce back and what about the virtual tours like this one of a tea plantation will they put a further dent in traditional tourism. to ari's to the traditional tyreese. part because. next. information we actually push people to visit locations so it's actually an advantage for the buyer it does. the restaurants and detroit is the industry in general volcanoes national park home to the mountain gorilla is open to visitors again patrick around has never been here as it's too expensive the 1st package tours from europe are due to arrive in a few weeks the local tourism industry hopes it's a sign that the coronavirus crisis might soon be over.

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