hello and welcome to the travel show.believe it has been around a whole year hello and welcome to the travel show. it's hard to believe it has been around a whole year since life changed for everyone here in the uk, thanks to the covid pandemic. the vaccine scheme is giving us hope we'll soon be able to travel. in the meantime, stay with us for inspiration and tips that will come in handy when we can travel again. this episode, the tried and true traveller favourite, thailand. we kick off — literally — in the thai capital of bangkok, where, in 2017, we convinced henry to train like a champion and try his hand at the country's national sport. muay thai is said to have been developed by thai warriors on the battlefields of the 14th century, where it became known as the "art of the eight limbs" — that's because hands, shins, elbows and knees are all used as points of contact. really quite high octane. these fighters are absolutely astonishing watching up close and personal, but some bright spark at the travel show decided it

hello, and welcome to the travel show, coming to you from a very chilly st pancras station.ce would be bustling with people going back and forth from the uk to the continent on the eurostar. pre—pandemic, it was carrying around 11 million passengers every year between britain and mainland europe, but that number has dropped by 95% since last march and, today, i can only see two outbound trains on the board. unfortunately, i'm not catching a train today as we are still under lockdown, but that isn't going to stop us from looking back at some of our favourite european trips. we begin with christa's trip to france in 2018, marking the 70th anniversary of one of the country's most iconic cars — the citroen 2cv. the 2cv was born in 191i8 in the immediate aftermath of world war ii. the very first prototypes, as well as the very last model and all of the others in between, are kept here at the citroen heritage centre in the north of paris. oh, and here they are. they've really got character. and this one — you can probably see from the bullet holes, must have been from the bond fil

hello and welcome to the travel show.t has been around a whole year since life changed for everyone in the uk thanks to the covid pandemic. the vaccination scheme is giving everyone hope that we will soon be able to travel. in the meantime stay with us for some escape, inspiration and tips before we hit the road again. this week, we are focusing on that tried and true traveller favourite, thailand. we kick off, literally in the thai capital of bangkok, where back in 2017, we convinced henry to train like a champion and try his hand at the country's national sport. muay thai is said to have been developed by thai warriors on the battlefields of the 14th century. it became known as the art of eight limbs because our hands, shins, elbows and knees are all used as points of contact. really quite high octane. these fighters are astonishing, watching up close and personal. but some bright spark at the travel show decided it was a good thing for me to try it out first hand. so tomorrow morning i'm heading over to an actual muay

now on bbc news, the travel show.his week, a look back at some of our favourite european adventures. we test drive the continent's fastest and highest ride. watch some masterpiece maintenance in the netherlands. it looks incredible. yeah. 0h, here we go again. and travel back in time — over 2000 years — as wejoin the crew of a replica galley in greece. hello, and welcome to the travel show, coming to you from a very chilly st pancras station. now, normally, this place would be bustling with people going back and forth from the uk to the continent on the eurostar. pre—pandemic, it was carrying around 11 million passengers every year between britain and mainland europe, but that number has dropped by 95% since last march and, today, i can only see two outbound trains on the board. unfortunately, i'm not catching a train today as we are still under lockdown, but that isn't going to stop us from looking back at some of our favourite european trips. we begin with christa's trip to france in 2018, marking the 70th anniversa

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now on bbc news, the travel show.the show — the surfers making waves in fukushima, ten years after the nuclear disaster. the hunt for the priceless royal russian room stolen by the nazis. and we get a taste of sustainable sake. cheers to that! kanpai! we start this week in the fukushima region in north—eastern japan. now, as the world learns to cope with one disaster — a global pandemic — here, they're marking another. it's exactly ten years since an earthquake and tsunami triggered a nuclear catastrophe. the region has sadly become synonymous with those tragic events. a decade on, i'm here to find out how people are still battling to move on from the past. this is kitaizumi beach, some 70km from the centre of fu kushima city. while it's hard to believe now, this beach was once one of the most popular surfing destinations injapan. surfing was popularised injapan in the 1960s, when american gis stationed here headed for the beaches, armed with their boards, and the surf scene has been growing ever since. but at 2:a6pm

still to come on the travel show. it's not as easy as it looks?y sake. it's like sweet and treacle. so, don't go away! next up: a tale of missing real treasures stubbing the opulent amber room was a stunningly intricate and ornate chamber in a palace in saint petersburg in the 18th century. touring the turmoil of world war ii it was dismantled and sent to germany, where it simply disappeared. violin music an extraordinary tale of stolen gems there. and to end this week's show from fukushima i am visiting one of the oldest psycho breweries injapan. some say it's the freshwater that runs down from the surrounding mountains that makes fukushima psyche so good. others say it's the extreme weather in the region. eitherway, the region. either way, the borrowers region. eitherway, the borrowers are doing something right is the region's world—famous sake has won a record breaking number of awards. sake is right click over 2000 years old and used to be made by chewing grains of rice and splitting it into a vat so that the saliva enzymes would ferment with

now on bbc news, the travel show. k on the show, working in travel through a year of lockdown. we're doing a virtual livestream, and tonight we are focusing on the plague. seeing spain from the skies. and rebuilding zanzibar�*s house of wonders. it was famous for being an early adopter of electricity and the very first elevator in east africa was in this building. that is actually how it got its name all those years ago, the house of wonders. hello, and welcome to zanzibar. this is stonetown, zanzibar city's historic quarter, known for its atmosphere and the cause of that besides these really nice winding alleyways are the buildings. the architecture is from all over. there is an omani palace, an indian temple as well as styles left by european colonisers. however, the end of last year spelled disaster for one of the city's most famous buildings. more on that later. first, though... this week, the uk marked a full year since it first went into coronavirus lockdown, with a day of reflection, observed up and down the cou

now on bbc news, the travel show.on the show, working in travel through a year of lockdown.— lockdown. tonight we are focusing _ lockdown. tonight we are focusing on _ lockdown. tonight we are focusing on the plague. l lockdown. tonight we are - focusing on the plague. seeing sain focusing on the plague. seeing spain from _ focusing on the plague. seeing spain from the _ focusing on the plague. seeing spain from the skies. - and rebuilding zanzibar�*s house of wonders. it was famous for being an early adopter of electricity and the very first elevator in east africa was in this building. that is actually how it got its building all those years ago, the house of wonders. hello, and welcome to zanzibar. this is stone town, zanzibar 30's historic quarter, known for its atmosphere and the cause of that besides these really nice winding alleyways are the buildings. the architecture is from all over. there is an armani palace, an indian temple as well as styles left by european colonisers. however the end of last year smell

it is a good question and it shows that applying travel - and it shows that applying travel restrictionsw variants that emerge. new variants will emerge, it is a natural part of the abolition the virus. they will spread. —— revolution of the virus. the best way to prevent the spread of new variants that have different transmission capabilities or severity is to control the transmission in the first place. the more the virus spreads in our population, the more likely new variants will emerge and if they haven't revolution advantage against other variants, they will spread and thatis other variants, they will spread and that is sadly what we are seeing in europe with the british variant. it is spreading in approximately 50 countries. —— if they have an ever louche and a advantage. this is a fact and we have to deal with that fact. no matter the angle, we always come back to this final answer which is we need to reduce transmission using everything we have, including vaccination. ., using everything we have, including vaccination-— vaccination. catherine smallwood, thank ou vaccination. cat

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side to save travel shows strong signs of activity at mt killer which is just 30 kilometers south east of reykjavik police have shut roads surrounding the mountain and issued warnings not to go near it the area in the immediate vicinity is uninhabited but the main airport of the fishing port are just a few kilometers away and the volcano has been dormant for about 800 years. with me as a whole rob a reminder of our top stories china says it will guard against any wanted to firing in hong kong's affairs the threats come up the start of its largest political meeting $3000.00 officials are at the national people's congress led by the president xi jinping the treaty you is in beijing has more on premier league chains opening remarks china last year was the orly one of the only countries to post any growth in the pandemic and this year he's actually said that the goal would be 6 percent which is quite a bold target for g.d.p. growth he also talked about different challenges of head to maintaining that core that china is still fighting very slow domestic consumption slow investment there are

the travel show this week on the show: vaccinations are something we are all very excited about, notjustse industry but within the travel industry more broadly, and we are excited to see the rollout happening in many countries. the hidden reef that could be a game changer. there's so much coral! and fun with fruit in northern italy. this is it now. tell my family i love them. hello and welcome to pemba island, a little slice of paradise just a few short miles off the coast of tanzania. i am here to find out why a new discovery on the bottom of the indian ocean could be a game changerfor the creatures that live in and around the coral reef here. first, though: high waves and ocean views. there was a time when cruising was — well, just cruising. and the industry went from strength to strength, enjoying healthy profits. a record 30 million passengers worldwide took a cruise in 2019. that figure was only projected to grow, but then covid happened and the whole industry was brought to a halt. cruise liners were hit particularly hard during the first wave of the pandemic. in march 2020, the ru

we are back at 11:30pm, but now it is the travel show. the world from your couch. for around 3 million people that work in britain's tourism industry, its been a year of worry and uncertainty. initial reports suggest employment in the sector might have dropped by 10% last year, but with hundreds of thousands of vaccinations taking place each day and the prospect of restrictions easing in the weeks to come, we went to edinburgh to find out whether tours and professionals are hopeful for the summer and how theirjobs have changed over the course of the pandemic. rajan tells us more. with its castle, its cobbled streets and the annual fringe, reportedly the world's biggest arts festival, the scottish capital attracts more visitors to the uk than any other city outside of london, which means it's been hit particularly hard by ongoing travel restrictions. below the royal mile, the main street in edinburgh's old town, one attraction is figuring out how to welcome visitors while keeping its doors closed. i'm kitty, i'm the guest experience manage

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the travel show meets the tourism professionals facing an uncertain future more than a year into thel pandemic. good evening. a new milestone has been reached in the uk's battle against coronavirus, with more than 30 million people having now received their first dose of one of the vaccines. the health secretary, matt hancock, has said that reaching this new threshold was "a phenomenal achievement". it comes as the government says it's "on track" to ease the lockdown in england. meanwhile, the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, revealed there had been high—level talks across the four nations about the idea of so—called "vaccine passports". here's our political correspondent, chris mason. the green of windy west yorkshire in spring. the strides towards liberty are long, putting the preparations in place for the return of golf in england tomorrow. it's a good three months now. we've had members at home on facebook, posting things about what they're doing, chipping in the garden, putting in the garden, they are putting duvets over the washing line and hitting into it. they're just

and coming up, �*the travel show�*, looks back at some of its top european adventures.aghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman detained in iran on spying charges, has been released from house arrest, after completing her five year sentence, raising hopes of her return to britain. she still faces another potential charge, and herfamily say she remains in harm's way, and fear her ordeal may not yet be over. our correspondent, caroline hawley, reports. a rare glimpse into what's keeping this family together. it's still quite a messy house. but there's no such thing as an online cuddle. for six—year—old gabriela, an image on a mobile phone can't replace the touch of her mother. gabriela's been counting down the days till the end of her mum's sentence. this morning, nazanin�*s ankle tag that the family have had to rent from the iranian authorities, has been taken off. she used her freedom to visit her grandmother, but she still doesn't have her british passport and she's not free to fly home. this was the moment five years ago when nazanin was arrested by iran's revolutio

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. >> air travel showing signs of rebounding. levels hit their highest since march of 2020. comes as health officials are raising concerns over spring breakers with images like these of crowded beaches and news that tickets to all four theme parks in orlando are sold out this week. that after a new statewide study of massachusetts schools found three feet of distance is just as safe as six feet with precautions. and overnight a powerful tribute in a former epicenter of the virus. images of covid victims put on the brooklyn bridge to mark a year since the coronavirus took it's deadly toll. >> and many countries are now going back into lock down. two thirds of italy going into lock down today. they have new variants in the european union. and they don't have the vaccine rollout that they have in the u.k. or in the u.s. as a result they're deciding if they need to go into lock down phase once again. >> thank you, switching gears here the senate is expected to vote to confirm deb holland as the next interior secretary making her the first native american to serve as a cabinet se

they're calling for a set of credentials that would let travelers show they have been tested and vaccinated for covid-19 to allow for more travel. airlines say the cdentls widely accepted. according to the airlines, u.s. airlines are using $150 million a day. >>> the governor will deliver his annual state of the state address today, virtual, and the governor will be doing this at dodger stadium in l.a., which is currently a mass vaccination site. his address today comes as we get encouraging news about our state's vaccine supply. >> 320,000 j&j vaccines arriving in california this week. we received just 21,000 last week. and i'll just say this, if there is a vaccine i'm looking forward to, when it comes, it is the j&j vaccine, that's personal. when it is my turn. but that's single dose. one and you're done. >> governor newsom says more than 10.5 million people have already been vaccinated in california, and that includes a huge boost among educators. with 210 vaccinated last week. that's exceeding the state's goal of 75,000. the governor says the total will go a long way in helping getting

air travel shows signs of turning a corner here is another one, thanks eye cash reserves for profits. this is the single most positive piece the "wall street journal" published about the financials how about this one housing boom is different. it's a story that explains how the current boom is fueled by home buyers, not like the 2000s when it was financed by debt and you want levity? we got it. tesla crowns its new techno king about elon musk. he felt compiled to file with the fcc to make it official. if he did that a year ago, they would have a panic attack. when the looks like the world is ending, you have to bet it won't end but there is a flip side sometimes you get moments that are too good to be true. if jay powell saw a depression, maybe one day we'll see an over heated economy coming in and head that off by slamming on the br brakes i doubt that is happening any time soon but he won't tighten until he sees -- he won't tighten the first sign of inflation. the fed has done that and failed powell is much more dovish since the hate rakes in 2018 did he ever learn his lesson is the

but right now, they have a special art show which is the traveling art show called alters of reconciliationd alters of reconciliation is basically christian among native americans and of course, the seminoles also were introduced to the missionaries that worked not within the public schools, but the arranged schools that was built in the indian territory. so what you see here is an expression from several different artists that were part of the show of alters of reconciliation. the seminal nation has always been considered one of the most less cold triggered tribes here in oklahoma. seminal nation of oklahoma is the only tribe of the 39 federally recognized tribes still in oklahoma that have a traditional form of government. so even though things have changed over, you know, the last couple of hundred years, to seminoles have very much been strong people, they adapt to a controversial adversarial climates that have been brought their way historically, and we still thrive as a people. we still have our traditions, our customs and our long which, it is to our continuing today. and seminoles w

travel details in their database. there's no need for passengers than to show their travel documents, the automated scanners limit interactionsyees and help enforce social distancing the process. allows passengers to check in for their flight and go through passport verification in about nine seconds, a new survey shows only about 12% of americans or roughly one in eight we'll take a trip for spring break this year. the report from the u. s travel association shows the number is even lower than last week when 16% said they plan to travel well. some international destinations are easing restrictions, some popular u. s destinations are imposing tighter safety measures during high. impact periods and joining us now for more on how to safely plan. our next trip is travel journalist angel castano's thanks for being with us. you recently returned from costa rica walk us through the process. did you have to get a covid test before and while leaving costa rica to come back to the us, well, covid test isn't required to get into the country, but the responsible thing to do is to take a covid test before you travel what is required to g

these passports would allow travelers to show that they have been vaccinated. >> against the coronavirusr recently tested negative technology companies and travel related groups have already begun testing various versions of the passports. the information could be stored on a phone or other mobile devices to show airline employees and border officials. >> the southern california. was san diego county moving into the less restrictive red tier lego land is announcing plans to reopen the carl's bad theme park is going to hold limited preview days starting april for the first hotel guests pass holders and existing ticket holders get priority access. only some select rides and attractions will be open at that time. the entire park will reopen april 15th. all visitors have to purchase their tickets in advance. never been event. no, but you have the. tell me all bay area. transit agencies say they're adding more rides to get people back on trains. the commute starting to pick up again. new bart and caltrain schedules are scheduled are supposed to be. >> released on monday kron 4. sarah stinson

mexico are related to culture, you know, like our filmmakers, our artists, our institutions, our traveling shows're fascinated to see how relevant culture is in mexico, how rich culture is in mexico. >> brown: but the other side of life in mexico-- the poverty, the violence and the horror of drug cartel murders and disappearances-- all that is never far away, and many artists are addressing it directly. we watched luz maria sanchez she'd joined a group of women in thnorthern state of sinaloa in search of remains of loved ones who'd disappeared amid drug violence. her art piece, an eight-channel recording, presented the sounds-- footsteps, chatter, picks and shovels working the dirt-- to take us right there. this is art that aims for social impact. >> how do you build empathy? that was one of my main questions. first of all, hothey survive within this context of extreme violence, because their loved ones are taken away, and we don't know if they're dead or alive. >> brown: it's very real for them. >> it's very real. but second, how you make all their groups of citizens in mexico to understand and

. >> these passports would allow travelers to show that they've been vaccinated against the coronavirusrecently tested negative. the idea is gaining momentum as more and more countries hoping to revive their tourism industries want proof of good health from international travelers technology companies and travel related groups. they've already begun testing various versions of this. the information could be stored on the phone say or other mobile device to show airline employees and border officials. the u.s. is finalizing plans to send 4 million doses of the astrazeneca vaccine to mexico and canada 2 and a half million doses will go to mexico and one and a half million to canada as a sort of loan details are still being worked out. the astrazeneca vaccine has not been authorized for use here in the u.s. but it has been approved by the world health organization. all right. let's going take a live right now at some of the which is gummed up this evening. this friday getaway that's highway 24 off in the distance there. our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is joining us now with a look

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