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 thats our focus this week on made im glad to have you along this is how it used to be khrushchevs 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 road 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 a boarding packed with idle cruise liners his place is stirring up memories of that nightmare trip. Ever since then ive kept my distance this is as close as ill get to the giants of the sea hamburg germany made port but i am one of the few despite Health Scares and the sect is huge topic footprint business has been booming until the coronavirus. 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. Germanys are turning a 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 fill an amazing job and they didnt get any sleep it was a really difficult time quarantine was strict you couldnt leave your cabin. The ukrainian still has concerns about safety. She should have been kinder to ships dont have a laboratory where they can do tests for example thats something theyll have to think about they dont have the facilities to carry out corona tests or the like that has to be done on land and takes time. Then do 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 im certain many many people will want to do the trip and will the 31 year old be among them. I cant wait its been my life for the last 11 years ive always been on cruise ships i just dont know when ill be able to again. On the western front is this i think. Itll take a lot to convince me to set sail again but ive got nothing against this little guy. And ive got van to combine to hold my hand hes an expert in the field. A ship builder told me that hygiene levels on these cruises are higher than you know the hotel is that right well thats what the cruise ship owners all say you know 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 are big crowds of people 4000. 00 operative 1000 plus the crew on the narrow area of progress mixed together the risk is there. Yeah thats a biggie much bigger than i really have. To we have to get this close. Were going to get stuck on that out of the 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 its about the pastor. Of one of the interesting things i discovered when researching this story is that only a few thousands cases of noahs wires broke out last year among the 1000000 fruits passages thats point 003 percent with corona at least 55 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 not alone the german governments maritime coordinator norbert bachmann disagrees well knew what. We dont have any evidence of that in other words the problem stayed on board. The cruise liners are built according to the latest standards and you can be. Certain theyll 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. And 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 month and this was the reason why more and more trips of this i have great being built they really thought everybody thought of the of the things that business. Can go in continuously and. Made a stop before. The years of raking in the cash bonus of putting some of these boats up for sale. Other operators one state but theyre registered in tax havens like panama or the bahamas they dont pay Corporate Tax still the widest sector needs help in germany shipyards are an enormous employer. Thats 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. Will. They look so loaded 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 dont 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 its 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. Empty skies 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 show how big an impact covert 1000 could have on the industry if Global Travel restrictions were to be lifted in july thered 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. Its 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 fleet. As the world remains in the grips of a pandemic the industry faces a future with fewer airlines fewer planes and fewer passengers. As many as 99 percent of scheduled flights grounded. So how can the industry take off again after lock down and under what conditions a special charter flight. Kind of trial run for the passengers or Business People eager to get back to work and. Im here in Frankfurt Airport usually one of europes busiest airports its eerily empty these days a few people however are queuing up in front of a lounge in the base. We still have 12 hours until the parsha but weve all been samone here for a test the virus test and of course if anybody turns out positive they cannot afford 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 in beijing. But to be honest i do feel safe that im definitely not going to be enacted on it like. 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 its seen as a test for many countries who are eager to get their Business Executives back into the country temperature is screened at the gate and we get our test results on arrival the family as everybody else will have to quarantine for 2 weeks in a hotel Room Companies have 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 held with or if your office is 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 swaps where in the. The virus test plus block for an antibiotic. Directly from the you to do with him. 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 we have to report our temperature twice a day food will be placed in front of our door double glazed 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 and vegetable patches 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 carts city dwellers these small patches of rentable land provide an oasis of their own. Reports on a quint essentially german staycation. Thanks children no fruits and vegetables dont grow in plastic it comes from their garden and they know why waiting is not. Yes it helps the plants grow the south bronx. Were exploring some of bill and the look mint gardens Margaret Ross heart adultery is garden is my 1st stop and i want to ask why more and more people are looking to get in on the x. 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 green space is good for the urban climate and they help preserve biodiversity. Every patch of green here represents an allotment Garden Community and. Weve visited 3 of them for this report. For 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. Thats how margaret and i got to know each other that. Margaret ross harder to hear and her partner had to wait a long time to get their plot. In some fantasy 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 edith is on the management committee. Together with his partner using the coronavirus prizes to give that cabin a maker. Said tear it down and build a new one but its so cute we decided to keep it. And a new one would have cost more up to 20000. 00 euros so are any plots available. During the short coronavirus lock down we had over 100 applications but we already have a waiting list i mean only pass on 4 or 5 gardens a year when people hand them back or move away more direct. In the small communal plus people on the waiting list can see it a lot more 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 i like coming here in the morning doing a bit of weeding and puttering maybe sit down for 10 minutes before going to work its great and. These allotment garden is a worry 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 weve held talks at the city. We have been gardeners know how lucky they. Are affordable and easy to get to. Talk to you can talk i can come here every day i can just stop by after work and potter around for an hour its a way to leave all the stress of work and the city behind stop. German spend 4000. 00 euros a year on average on vacations. Lease plus utilities on an allotment costs a fraction of that there are other costs involved. But no 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. Could wire all the a lot mints 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 no further in. Mark is heading out to make sure a garden is being properly kept it turns out of germany even as regulations governing the size and usage of allotments. Guy. So far its coming along nicely rome wasnt built in a day either. This garden looks like its being kept properly lets take it off on our list. And on. This garden has set up 8 raised vegetable beds thats part of what shows that shes 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 our plots 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 of limited to lend a helping hand around to were going to pay a visit to the sears family. Theyd never heard of anything like jim starlin 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 whats really interesting when you tell them this urban garden has existed for a 150 years and it really. Wakes them up or it 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 youre free to take a stroll as long as you dont pass through a gate uninvited if youre lucky you might even get a bit of honey by opening there are no way cease 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. Virtual reality goggles might be the answer for 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 isnt 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 then visitors during this period it was a very difficult because theyre busy in the business has almost 100 percent stopped. Moving. To this tom. Patrick karanka is hoping to provide an alternative for people who stayed home hes been taking pictures of Tourist Attractions in kigali and has started turning them into Virtual Tours. Done right he thinks theyll be the next. Best thing to actually being there. This tour is a recreate of a traditional royal residence. Before. People didnt know about the Virtual Tours they couldnt understand their behind but now were not talking about tours in 360 goes part 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 the rest are hardly any flights to the country. That means tour operators cant cover their costs kigali city tours 13 employees have had to tighten their belts and now. We are good with our stuff but we were temporary stop trying to get a small money to survive. The business is use. Then there really we continue. The trick around what works as an i. T. Consultant but his dream is to earn a living from Virtual Tours. I have some clients who are testing the product who are interested for instance we are in discussion we run the Development Board to see how we can integrate this project. Was headed to worries me. Domestic tourism is starting to pick up again the museums arent 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 to. Fund that fund. For operations because we needed money if we talk about it particularly city tour we are looking at. Starting with domestic tourists but without guests from abroad rwandas Tourism Industry wont be able to bounce back and what about Virtual Tours like this one of a tea plantation or will they put a further dent in traditional tourism not. To the traditional tories but apart and because i think. The information that we actually push people to visit locations so its actually an advantage for this. Is. The restaurants and the Tourism Industry in general Volcanoes National park home to the mountain gorilla is open to visitors again patrick around but has never been here as its too expensive the 1st package tours from europe are due to arrive in a few weeks the local Tourism Industry hopes its a sign that the Coronavirus Crisis might soon be over. And finally even if a vacation might not be on the cards for many of us this year lets try to look at time and space. The be. Justice for the symptoms of the stripper in the. Classroom on. Human rights as a kid wants to identify. The answer. After taking still under 25 years to the infamous massacre of bosniaherzegovina. To. Its on w. Like. Oh. My god just what was food for the russians so. Steve. So many different walks of life. Some are pumping. Oddly. 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