cold. i will be discussing all of that with these two, there they are. the boss of the american conference board which elects official data on american consumer confidence and one of the advisers who advised the father white house. also the show, its august peak holiday season. but with luyken s cancellations and holiday makers concerned about the bottom line, what is happening on the travel season. i will find out in the big boss of the company that owns the online travel giants, booking.com. wherever you are watching from around the world, once again a big hello and warm welcome to the show. you know, while the emergence of a new middle class of millions of consumers across asia and africa will change how companies operate this century, the american shopper, for now, remembers the most powerful on the planet. the most recent numbers from the world bag shows the american consumer spent a massive $14 trillion in 2020. that s nearly three times that of the chinese, who spent a
sorry, yes, we are on an augmented reality walking tour, then afterwards an oil rig where pets are allowed! as long as there are robots. it s spot the robot dog, sniffing after chris this time. i think you are right. and lara is preparing for her perfect night out. this time i m going to magic forest! this time i m going for magic forest! it s been a while since i ve been in one of these. it hasn t been in action for 60 years so you must have been 12! we are at the riverside transport museum in glasgow and you can really see how things have changed over time. one thing that s changing is the way we pay for public transport. many of us are ditching paper money and tickets and instead using smartphones or, like you, smartwatches to pay for our journey. i never carry cash but one time i went to pay for this at a shop and i didn t have it on. it was a bare wrist, so embarrassing. orfor the bus or london underground, it s easy. things might get easier with smart ticketing, which w
now on bbc news, it s time for the travel show. coming up on this week s travel show. hello and welcome to this week s travel show, with me, ade adepitan. now, it s a beautiful day, and i am in my home city of london, where the international tourists are slowly returning and it s so good to have them back. well, over the last couple of months, i m really pleased to say, everyone on the show has been able to do a fair bit of travelling too, and i know the whole team has been really happy that we ve been able to get back out there, especially after all the restrictions that we have all had to put up with over the last couple of years. so this week, we re going to look back at some of the places that we ve been to as the world starts opening up again. 0k, first up, back in march, carmen went to chile. now, you re not going to believe this, but this trip was arranged and cancelled a total of four times because of covid. well, i m pleased to say that she finally got out there
Formerly of the Philippines, MIA's Melissa Nioka says it was an honour to officially become a citizen following a ceremony officiated by Murrumbidgee Council.