checks and so forth. that s impacted on profitability as well. quite a lot of people who worked in the pet food factories have come from central and eastern european countries. obviously quite a lot have gone home. say hello to go.compare, the new way. inflation in services in the uk is a particular concern for economists. for instance, uk insurance prices were up i7% year on year in april, with travel insurance showing a considerablejump. some in that industry blamed the weakness of our currency, a hangoverfrom last year s mini budget, which sent sterling to a record low against the dollar. travelling to the us now is extremely expensive from the travel insurance market, and that is just because of the weak pound against the dollar. and what that means then is the medical costs are much more expensive, so when you are then looking, if you do unfortunately have to make a claim on your travel insurance, everything isjust a bit more expensive and again, the exchange rate does affect that
so cold during the morning, we only put it on two heat us up for like ten minutes. then we just turn it off and we get blankets. don t fall asleep there. my mum s got a disability. which means half her body, it s like an nerve thing, it goes with your nerves and it goes through your entire body. she has to get more help, like my grandad, my dad and me will help her. zoe s mum has multiple sclerosis so zoe helps out around the house, and since the cost of living crisis some of their disability payments were delayed. that means they ve had to live unless money at a time when things cost much more. it s nice. what have you noticed, what s actually changed? all the food has gone up, prices of food, petrol gone up and everything isjust getting too dear. is it worrying you? sometimes it worries me.
through your entire body. she has to get more help, like my grandad, my dad and me will help her. zoe s mum has multiple sclerosis so zoe helps out around the house, and since the cost of living crisis some of their disability payments were delayed. that means they ve had to live unless money at a time when things cost much more. it s nice. what have you noticed, what s actually changed? all the food has gone up, prices of food, petrol gone up and everything isjust getting too dear. is it worrying you? sometimes it worries me. does it worry you? yeah. meanwhile, in colchester in the south east of england, the cold has meant things are much harder for 11 year old joe. you look really sleepy, did you not sleep well? i didn t sleep well, it was very cold last night.
we decided on greenland. 0ur reason was to experience climate change at the hub - of it, so to speak. the nature is amazing. in austria, we also have glaciers, but not such an experience. the local population is less than 5000, but ten times more visitors are expected this summer. 2019 was the busiest tourist year ever in greenland. then came covid and everything just shut down completely. greenland closed its borders so you couldn t, as a tourist, you couldn t come here. and now, everything isjust even more busy than 2019. all the hotels are completely booked and cruise ships are back. tourism is growing in importance, but there are still challenges. towns are spread out and transport links are limited. but soon, three new
it s one of the few places you can see original 12th century moorish decoration, like this, still in situ. still to come on the travel show wwe re day tripping in the scottish highlands. i m not going to say there is or there isn t a creature in loch ness, but i have seen some strange phenomenon on the water. and could this be the next must see destination for the more adventurous travellers among us? now, everything isjust even more busy than 2019. all the hotels are completely booked and cruise ships are back. so, don t go away. with restrictions relaxed, i m travelling across the uk to see how the country s top attractions are doing, to meet the people getting as excited about travel again and hear their plans for the new normal.