What impact Climate Change is having on his industry, and the head of the worlds most influential airline body tells us how his members are tackling the challenges as they continue to recover from billions in covid losses. Also on the show, the man in charge of travel at one of the worlds biggest insurers. He tells us Climate Change is causing more of us to think about where we go and why its a top priority for his industry. Wherever yourejoining me from Around The World, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. You know, wildfires and extreme heat, they are posing major challenges across the globe, from spain and portugal to croatia and greece and from seattle to florida. They are a sign of how our climate is changing. And the economic consequences are potentially huge, not least for the travel and Tourism Industry, which of course plays a vital role in our Global Economy. Many destinations are facing major disruption just as the Northern Hemisphere s peak Summer Season
is having on this side of the atlantic, i turned to the president of the european tourism commission, whosejob is to promote the continent as a tourism destination. miguel sanz, a real pleasure having you on the show. miguel, let s start with this, because for weeks now, we ve had these devastating wildfires spreading right around the mediterranean, hitting tourism dependent countries such as greece, italy and spain pretty badly. miguel, what impact is this having on the travel and tourism industry? well, we do not have figures yet of the impact of these specific wildfires on tourism. what i know is that this has an impact on everyone, every sector of the economy. climate change is something that is affecting the entire economic system of the world, and it s something that we have to tackle, notjust in the tourism industry. i can tell you things like, there is a new net zero hotel in the island of minorca in spain or electricity used by trains in some