we talked to arnold donald who runs carnival corporation, that s the biggest cruise operator on the planet. where ever yourjoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a very warm welcome to the show. you know, it seemed like it was a another time, two years ago as a threat of covid became obvious one cruise ship, the diamond princess went into lockdown as the world watched. passengers, they were held for two weeks as the virus spread throughout the ship, infecting more than 700 onboard. shortly after, the world closed down and tourism industry suffered the worst crisis in its history. take a look at this, this was the heart of venice during the middle of the pandemic, not a tourist sight. and from an empty st. mark s square in venice to in empty trafalgar square in london, holiday makers and business passengers stopped flying and the hospitality industry ground to a halt. let s just take a look at the impact. in 2019, before the pandemic hit global tourism d
year compared to last year. julia, how big of a year compared to last year. julia, how big of a deal year compared to last year. julia, how big of a deal is year compared to last year. julia, how big of a deal is it year compared to last year. julia, how big of a deal is it that - year compared to last year. julia, how big of a deal is it that the - how big of a deal is it that the chinese, the biggest spenders in terms of tourist that they are not travelling at the moment? surely that s having a pretty big impact around the world. around the world. some of the bi est around the world. some of the biggest travellers around the world. some of the biggest travellers have - around the world. some of the biggest travellers have been . around the world. some of the i biggest travellers have been the chinese and americans. and the russians as well. the russians are obviously not travelling now but it is a big impact, where really hopeful that china will be reopening hopefully by t
and prayers during of the last year of steve s illness. all around the world and all around the web tributes have been pouring in all night for the man who s been called henry ford, thomas edison, willy wonka and pt barnum all rolled up in one. from president obama, the world has lost a visionary. much of the world heard of his passing on a device he int vented. michelle and i send our thoughts and prayers to steve s wife lauren, his family and all those who loved him. from partner in adversary and partner again bill gates, the world rarery sees someone who has had the profound impact steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come. for those of us lucky fluff to get to work with him, it s been an insanely great honor. i will miss steve immensely. the tributes are pouring in on tribute as well, so many the service has been jammed on and off outthroughout the evening. throughout the hour we ll be talking to a lot of people who can fill in the pict