Coronavirus spreads into rural india, putting intense pressure on countryside hospitals. The indian prime ministers as well things are improving in the late big city some of the late big city some of the rural areas are struggling to cope. The body of the late Congressmanjohn Lewis makes a finaljourney in selma, alabama crossing the famous bridge where he helped lead a march for Voting Rights in 1965. This was one of the events that mark the life of the civil rights icon who died earlier this month. The British Foreign secretary has defended the decision to impose a 14 day quarantine on travellers arriving from spain. He said he had to take swift and Decisive Action to protect the country after a sudden rise in cases in spain. North korean state media has reported what he describes as the first case of coronavirus. He says he has locked down a town on the border over fears ofa town on the border over fears of a defect or the states has returned to north korea and was affected with covid i9. We report. The now infamous star news on state television. Announcing the latest line from her usual dramatic style. The north Korean Leader pictured meeting with his politburo members had declared an emergency say in the coronavirus may have entered the state. Describing it as the countrys suspected case of covid i9, the news agency said the town near the south korean border had been locked down over fears of a defector who north korea says returned last week was infected. The border
town is a symbolic area and was home to a jointly run Industrial Park between the north and south. And a liaison building to help with the peace talks. But as relations soured, north korea blew up that building injune. The north says the person who crossed back into the state defected to the south three years ago. Normally, an occurrence like this at a heavily fortified border would be unlikely, but south Korean Military Officials Say it very well could have happened and they re investigating. The secretive state has sealed itself off and previously stressed it was virus free as the pandemic spread around the world, but analysts have doubted that claim. They say north koreans may have been crossing into china to smuggle goods before the border was shut down. Earlier this month, kim jong un had hailed what he said was his countrys shining success in dealing with the coronavirus. This latest announcement
is certainly designed to send a message both to the outside world and to those within. Reged ahmad, bbc news. Now maybe she knew some of the travel show. This week, airlines, anger and still no answers. The people fighting a four month battle
to get their money back. Hello, and welcome to this weeks travel show, coming from venice. Now, if the smile on my face looks bigger than normal, thats because at last we are able to go on ourfirst foreign trip since coronavirus put a stop to almost everyones travel plans around four months ago. But its early days, and we are being very cautious. But you know what . It feels so good to be back on the road. Coming up on this weeks show. Refunds and your rights. Why are some passengers still out of pocket for the flights that never took off . Canals without the crowds. Could the end of the lockdown mean a Second Chance for venice . And exit makes an exit, as the massive serbian summer festival is finally cancelled, we ask what next for live music . First up, that issue thatjust doesnt go away refunds. You may remember when we first started reporting on lockdown back at the end of march, it quickly became apparent that many people just couldnt get their money back for cancelled flights. Four months on, and were still being contacted by viewers
who cant get a refund from their airlines, so weve sent simon calder in to investigate why. Between march and june, we on the travel show estimate that at least half a billion travellers have had their flights cancelled worldwide, and, quite reasonably, many would like their money back. The Airlines Response has been very lacking in information, and the most important thing is how long i should expect to wait for my refund. The travel agent is saying that the airline is responsible, and the airline is telling me that the travel agent are responsible. We received the refund number on june 1st. And as yet, weve had nothing else. We only know that there is 120 days wait. The same as everybody else. Ive lost myjob now as well, so ive got no income any more, so it would have been
nice to have it back a little sooner. Your flights been cancelled, your rights are clear, at least in the uk and the european union. You must get your money back within a week, whether you have booked direct with the airline or through a travel agent. Many other countries, including the us, india, brazil and egypt, have similar rules, but in this unprecedented crisis, its clear that Many Airlines and agents are falling short of their refund obligations. Here in st albans, one group of customers feel particularly let down. Back in march, 21 members of the nsg Performing Arts school were supposed to fly to los angeles to compete in an International Dance competition. Basically two years of working every week, every sunday, and fundraising for as much money as you can because it is very expensive
to get over there. So, we had various fundraising events. Both my children got part time jobs so that they could help raise money towards it. Christmas was cut a little bit short in the presents and things, and obviously at the moment still we are waiting for that to come back. A few days before flying out, the group were notified by their carrier, virgin atlantic, that their flights had been cancelled. Three and a half months later, they were still waiting for their refund of £14,000. Its really frustrating. On a daily basis, having to e mail them and obviously have been contacting the travel agent. Various other mothers as well have been having to e mail them constantly, and none of us have been getting anything back. Or we have been getting e mails that say here is a Reference Number and we will contact you within five days, and then we dont get contacted. Its just frustrating. Virgin has apologised to the dance group for the delay, and told us. We are committed to processing each refund at the earliest opportunity, but in some
cases, this may take up to a maximum of 120 days. We are making every effort to reduce this timeframe. Fortunately, the story has a happy ending. Since speaking to us, ollie, nick and the group have got their money back. But the refund fiasco has created a new industry, helping passengers get their money back from airlines in return for a slice of the proceeds. A German Company called flight right has brought a lawsuit over unpaid refunds against a number of international airlines, including lufthansa and klm. Oscar, have you got any idea how much, globally, is owed to passengers whose flights were cancelled 7 its really an unprecedented amount. Of course we do not know it on a global scale, but in germany, theres over 1 billion euros of refunds owed, and if you then extrapolate this to other countries, it means that in europe, we are talking
about multiple billions of ticket refunds owed to the customers. Surely, then, this is an extraordinary time. Weve seen the airlines making redundant thousands of workers. They have no cash coming in. Shouldnt they be given a little leniency . So, in our opinion, this leniency is up to the customer. The customer has entered into a contract with these airlines, and if they want to act as a kind of micro loan, as a bank for the airlines, then its up to them, but on the other hand, if you just say its my money and i dont want to give you a loan, then it is up to the customer to get the money back as soon as the law is able to give it back to them. One of the other airlines in oscars sights is ryanair, the biggest Budget Airline in europe. There is no shortage of people out there who are trying to make money on the back of airlines. All thats going to happen
to the customer is, they will wait just as long and they wont get the full refund, because these claims harvesters will take a piece for themselves. So, whys it proving so difficult to give customers their money back . Its volume. We have in excess of 20 million passengers to deal with. Were working our way through that. We are in excess of 750 Million Euros now of vouchers, cash refunds or flight changes. But the important issue is everybody who wants their money back will get it back. It isjust taking some time. The head of the aviation trade Association Iata goes further, saying that delaying passenger refunds is vital for the industrys cash flow. Its a matter of survival for us, and the cash position, the cash crisis that we are facing is probably the most urgent and the most difficult part of our situation
currently, so we are conscious of, how can i qualify, the help we are asking passengers for. It would be nice to share the burden if you want us to survive. The airlines say that if the refund rules were enforced to the letter, theyd simply close down, to everyones detriment. But one possible outcome is that your airfare could be held in trust. Once youve touched down safely, the airline gets your money, or if the flight is cancelled, you get the cash back. Worse for the airlines cash flow, better for yours. That must be incredibly frustrating, and i hope its not too long before everyone who is owed a refund gets one, but do stay with us, because still to come. Here in venice, we meet
the people hoping to kick start a new kind of tourism. Now, normally at this time of year, europe is buzzing with some of the biggest summer music festivals. Millions of us travel to them each year, attracted by the muddy fields, the long toilet queues and some of the biggest live music acts on the planet. But thanks to covid 19, 2020 has been a total write off, so weve sent radio 1 and iextra dj tiffany to find out exactly what this means for the live music scene. This is the site of the exit festival in serbia. For 20 years, its welcomed 50,000 people every summer to this amazing fortress in novi sad, to see acts like liam gallagher, skepta and carl cox. The organisers were desperately hoping to be the only big established festival to keep the show on the road this year. But, last week, just a month before opening, it became clear that running such a big event during a Global Pandemic is just too difficult. Given the nature of the virus and how it spreads, its no surprise that gigs and festivals are still in a state of lockdown. 15 years as a producer and mc. As a dj myself, i, like many other artists, need venues to be open in order to work. But i spent the summer at home baking banana bread rather than travelling the world performing. In addition to myjob as a dj on bbc radioi and on bbc radio iextra, i was booked to play all over the world at festivals like wireless in the uk, and ibiza rocks in spain. First we thought to reduce capacity by 50 , but after the cases started building again, we were ready to go with
90 reducement of capacity. We discussed with officials the possibility for all of the visitors to get tested before entry. For many of us, its clearly been a wasted summer, and while we cannot wait to get back into venues and perform, we understand it has to be done in a safe way. Some promoters are using empty car parks for live drive in concerts. Heres the idea. You stay in your car, listen through your car radio and enjoy the gig from a safe distance. In germany, 2a drive in concerts and shows have been staged as well as three weddings. So, tell us how it works. You show the ticket through your window so you dont have any contact with people. You drive in and you watch a great music show, and you listen with your own car radio. And whats the atmosphere like . This is interesting. We were scared when we started, but the atmosphere was incredible. And for the artists that are performing to cars, what do they think . Some artists did two or three shows, the second night was just like a regular concert. We in total a0 shows and after a0 shows, there isnt any alternative. Live music revenues had been predicted to reach 31. 49 billion by 2023, so people are being seriously motivated to get things moving again. Singer songwriter Laura Marling has had a busy summer of shows all over the world grind to a complete halt. With european and american tours cancelled, laura has felt the impact
of coronavirus first hand. I would have gone on like a 28 day us tour, followed by a three week european tour, so i think it was a total of around 40 shows that were cancelled. We are here in the union chapel, shall we talk about why . I did a live streamed audience free pay per view show from here, and it was an incredible experience. When i think about this life i leave behind i still raise no praise to the skies. We sold more tickets than you can physically get people in this room. That was a nice experience for me, and for the people who watched the show, they found it satisfying in a way that they might find a solo show satisfying. Going from the union chapel to worthy farm, another brand new experience, i guess, replacing a glastonbury crowd with. With a cow. It was surreal. And doing a socially distanced bbc broadcast was surreal as well, but it was fun. Applause. Unique and captivating, venice is a dream destination for the millions of tourists who fill its narrow streets every summer, but in recent years, mass tourism has driven up
rents and driven out locals, leading some to call the city an historical theme park. The rise of low Cost Airlines and visiting cruise liners and an influx of tourists from emerging asian markets have put local infrastructure under strain. Almost six months ago, all of that came to a sudden halt when coronavirus hit and new travel restrictions exposed just how heavily many venetians rely on tourism. You can see by whats on sale how quickly the people here have had to adapt to life after covid. Theyve even got the venetian style facemasks. There are less people than usual, but let me say that it can be a good moment to come, because you can find that you can go around for instance venice but the rest of italy in places that are less
crowded, which the Safety Measures that are very good, very high, in some cases, and because we are concerned about the virus, but we have taken severe measures to make sure that people who come are safe in italy. Only 55,000 people call this place home, but over 26 Million People arrive here each year and whilst the newly empty streets have been a welcome breather for some, another business that has always relied on venices steady flow of visitors is the iconic florian cafe which is an International Hotspot attracting multiple customers such as andy warhol, Charlie Chaplin and clark gable. It is one of the oldest cafes
in the world, and was due to celebrate its 300th anniversary this year. Instead, they have been closed for overfour months. Having been recently reopened, anna tells me how how they have been getting on. It was carnival, the end of february. Has the cafe ever been closed for that long . Never, not even during the world war. How much down are you on business, 50, 60 . I would say 70 . As much as that . Venice relies on tourists. No tourists, no life in venice. Those who complain, what shall we do without tourists . Now, a good proportion of the clientele here come
straight from the cruise liners. In total, those ships account for about 1. 5 million extra visitors every year, but not everyone here is delighted to see them. The recent pause in tourism provided by the pandemic has fuelled local protests calling for the government to seize the moment to turn the tide on mass tourism. This woman is part of a network of over 3000 venetian residents campaigning to protect the heritage of their city. What do you think about the cruise liners . Did you see a huge difference or a change during the pandemic because they were no longer allowed to come here . Yes, yes, of course, without them, the air was completely more clear, more fresh. But those cruise ships bring a lot of people who must bring money to the city. Not so much. People who stay in the cruise ships, they sleep there, they eat there, theyre buying some cheap souvenirs, all for one euro. We want to increase social housing and also attract investments to create newjobs, new opportunities that are not only related to tourism, because you cant found the economy of a place only in one sector, because when this sector is in crisis, the economy of the city collapses. So, do you think its possible for you to make these changes . Because its big what you want to do. You need political and existential and economic change. We are very motivated, and we love the place where we live. If there is something you dont like, you have to try to change it. Another venetian doing just that is valeria, founder of venezia autentica, who has created a platform connecting tourists and urging them to spend their money in the right places and preserve the local culture of venice. This looks good, grazie. Those are finger food, and they are called ciceti. This is very much the venetian way of life. How much of an opportunity do you think venice now has to restart tourism in a different way . People are going to finally be ok to say that it is not ok the way it is. We need to move from the way it is, which is not sustainable,
which is destructive, and do something better. Are you being a little bit naive here, because ultimately tourism is about money and you are going up against the machine that is bringing millions and millions of euros into venice. The way things happen now, people were doing tourism business, they are selling the destination. They can make business only as long as there is something to sell, so they are extracting everything and destroying the social and economic tissue, the heritage, the environment. They will not have anything they can sell any more, so now is an Incredible Opportunity to rethink tourism and if you want to act, it is now, because tourism impacts everything in the places where we live and travel, so that we can truly build a better world. Well, thats it for this week. Coming up next time. Were taking a look back at some of our favourite adventures in spain, including the time krista practised table manners at a recreated medieval banquet. What do i do for a knife and fork . Trust me, that is definitely worth a watch. Dont forget, you can catch up on some of our past adventures on the bbc iplayer. But for now, keep planning your next adventure, and i will see you all very soon. Goodbye. Hello. Its been a fairly mixed weekend of weather, and we start with the new working week on an unsettled note. Weve got some wet and windy weather around during the day on monday. But after that clears away, the middle of the week does look quite a bit drier and brighter, and then things are set to turn quite a lot hotter, especially in the south, as we head towards the end of the working week. But for the here and now, we have got low pressure thats moving in from the atlantic. Its already brought a lot of rain through the night. Were going to continue to see this area of low pressure on monday pushing its way northwards and eastwards, bringing rain to many parts of the uk. Heaviest monday morning across parts of wales, northern england, southern scotland and Northern Ireland as well. Fewer showers down towards the south east of england. Mostly dry for a time here. And for the north west of scotland, too, weve got some dry weather on the cards. That rain will gradually push eastwards to be replaced by some drier, brighter spells coming in from the west. Temperatures only about 14 21 degrees, but feeling colder when you add on the strength of the wind. Its going to be a windy day,
especially in the south and the west, too. Gusts of wind about 30 110 mph, Even Stronger than that in the south west. So, blustery, wet conditions through much of the day on monday, but that area of low pressure clears away relatively quickly overnight as we head on into tuesday. So, tuesday brings quite a fresh northwesterly wind. Itll be a day of sunny spells and scattered showers. The majority of those showers will be across northern and western parts of the uk. Fewer showers in the south and the east. Temperatures still not great for the time of year, about 14 20 degrees through the day on tuesday. Those showers that weve got on tuesday should die away fairly quickly overnight into wednesday because theres a ridge of High Pressure thats moving its way in from the south west. So, that will quiet the weather down, squeeze those showers away. A largely drier picture through the day on wednesday, with some long spells of sunshine for many parts. Through the day, the cloud will tend to build and bubble up, and theres just the chance of the odds splash of light rain in the west, affecting perhaps Northern Ireland and western parts of wales, too. In the sunshine, wednesday looks a little bit warmer than tuesday, so highss
about 17 22 degrees for most of us. Moving through, then, into thursday, and you can see this approaching warm front here. That is going to be introducing a much warmer air mass, particularly in the south. The weather front itself could bring a bit of rain to Northern Ireland and scotland, but look at those temperatures. We could see 30 celsius in the south by the time we get to friday. Bye for now
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