More now on mr cummings giving evidence to a parliamentary committee in a year of disputes and controversies within government, one of the most talked about events during the first lockdown was Dominic Cummings� infamous trip to Barnard Castle in county durham, the purpose of which, he claimed, was to test his eyesight. He admitted he hadnt told the whole story, he apologised for his handling of the matter, but said there were Security Reasons for the trip which he should have been more open about. Our deputy political Editor Vicky young reports. Wed all been told to stay at home, but Dominic Cummings didnt. He, in fact, travelled to his parents home in durham. Before setting off, he was seen rushing out of Downing Street after discovering his wife had covid. Weeks later, in the Rose Garden at Downing Street, he was forced to explain. I was worried that if my wife and i were both seriously ill, possibly hospitalised, there was nobody in london that we could reasonably ask to look after our child and expose themselves to covid. But today he revealed another version of events. My wife called saying, theres a gang of people outside saying theyre going to break into the house and kill everybody inside. So it was actually repeated Security Threats which prompted the move to durham. But when the story erupted, mr cummings decided not to mention that. Now, at this point i madejust a terrible, terrible, terrible mistake, which im extremely sorry about. So i ended up giving the whole Rose Garden thing where what i said was true, but we left out a kind of crucial part of it all. And just the whole thing was a complete disaster, and the truth is, it undermined public confidence in the whole thing. The most bizarre part of mr cummings� s original story was the now infamous drive to Barnard Castle to test his eyesight after being ill with covid. If i was going to make up a story, id have come up with a hell of a lot better story than that one, right . You were testing your eyesight with your Wife And Child in the car with you . It didnt seem crazy at the time. Obviously i wish id never heard of Barnard Castle and i wish id never gone, and i wish the whole nightmare had never happened. After his evidence today, its his colleagues still in government who will be having nightmares. Vicki young, Bbc News, westminster. Now on Bbc News, the Travel Show. Coming up this week on the Travel Show going wild in kenya some of the locals going out on safari for the very first time. We are more excited. And now we can afford the rates, thats why were here. Walking romania from the comfort of your own home. Lets go visit the night all together then. As the world slowly reopens, our Global Guru Simon is back with advice on when and how to book. My Passport Hasnt seen any action all year and i am desperate to escape and we meet the builders who uncovered a fascinating glimpse into spains islamic past when they renovated a restaurant in seville. Hello and welcome to kenyas maasai mara, one of the the best Game Reserves in the entire world, and for good reason. Local Tourism Authorities say nowhere in africa has wildlife this abundant. In 2020, when international tourism largely stopped, a lot of the high end resorts had to come up with new ways to keep their rooms and theirjeeps full. There arent many Nature Reserves on earth quite as well known as kenyas maasai mara. This is the final Destination Everyjuly and august for all of the creatures involved in the Great Migration from the Serengeti Plains over the border in tanzania. There is around 1. 5 million wildebeests alone, with large numbers of zebra and antelope species joining the journey. Can we go closer to the elephant . You want many elephants . Uh, we want many, yeah. That would be good. This is wild, guys one, two, three, four, five. 11. 11 lions. This is wild chuckles. They are just looking at us like, what are you . What are you doing here . It is only 7 30 chuckles. Is it yourfirst time on safari . Yes. Ah, 0k. How do you feel, being on Yourfirst Safari . Excited, yeah. We are more excited and we are hoping to see this again. So why did you come now and not before . Just because of the high rates. And now we can afford the rates, thats why were here. Last year saw a huge push to attract more kenyans to go on safari in their own country. Normally, this is an expensive trip but prices have been dropped by almost half at some resorts. 0ther luxury hotels have been offering tantalising package deals. And this is one of those places. In pre covid times, a stay here would put you back a little bit but during the pandemic, there were some special deals offered to local tourists, and theyve been a big hit. Which is kind of good news for the holidaymakers here, right . Well, there is no doubt that they are really loving the experience which, for many, has been theirfirst time. And how valuable has domestic tourism been for you during this time . Very. I think we wouldnt be here without them. We dont necessarily have to discount the rate, but once we took this package, then youll get these extra as a valued addition, 0k . We will give you such a place, which charge a premium to have your meal. And tell you once you book your birthday celebration, your honeymoon, your anniversary, well get to set a private dinner out here for you at an extra charge. Well get you a birthday cake, a bottle of wine, you know . So we do not really have to look at changing the rates, we are looking at getting more value for what youre paying for. But some people are beginning to ask questions about the future. 0k, one Pineapple Mint for you. Asa Nte Sa na. I spilled it a little bit no worries what happens when borders reopen and the wealthy foreigners start returning . Harriet is a kenyan Travel Writer and she sees trouble ahead. If the prices go high again, i think these hotels will not have learned their lessons. I think the Covid Experience should have taught them a lesson in that they would have made fair prices. We dont need to use them when we are down and then dump them when the things are good. There will be some who will have learned from the lessons, probably some who will have diversified and tuned into the kenyan market and what they like. Because theres no sense of you offering what you are offering for international market when our Taste Buds are different. Lets take food. Some of the small, simple things, you know, that makes me know that you really understand Me And You have learnt about my culture and you appreciate me. Even their Social Media pages, you know . It will make a difference having a kenyan or black people in there. But of course, some resorts have been popular with domestic tourists for years. This place, just on the edge of the reserve, is owned and run by kenyans, and theres lots of locals that stay here. Its a tented camp, without some of the frills of the more luxury resorts, with a Price Tag thats much more accessible for many of us. A night here will set you back about us 100, and thats around £70. Jackson. Yes. Hey its beautiful here. Welcome, sir, and have a seat. So how have things been since the pandemic started here . Business has been very difficult, mike, during the pandemic time because given that the country was on total lockdown, that meant the tourist sector, we got no business, we were operating on nil. Is is are you seeing more kenyans exploring is are you seeing more kenyans exploring their own country . Oh, yes, kenyans have changed their attitude towards travelling and they are already increasing their travel to maasai mara, and other parts of the country. This is called a Sausage Tree. A Sausage Tree . Because it is for the sausages. These grow on here . Yes, yes. Like up there. Wow yeah no wonder it is called the Sausage Tree mmm. Do you ever think about what happens next, when international tourism does come back and these resorts lift their prices again . Will the kenyans be pushed out . It will not be fair to the kenyan market. They will need to consistently maintain that package that they are giving them during the hard times. They also have options of looking for the hotels that have been consistent, like us, who are maintaining a rate for them, a good package for them. Evening in the maasai mara. Its beautiful, a time of day when us canadians are interested in only one thing. I cant help it. I see a fire, i want to tend to it. Its in my blood. Canadians love campfires. Look at this, let me show you some of my photos. You might recall issac and jackline from earlier, who kindly let me join them on their game drive. It was their first time ever seeing kenyas wildlife. Many people have been coming to mara but we have been seeing the migration through the televisions. And one day i told my husband that we should plan to come to maasai mara. But my husband was like, oh, the problem is the rates. They might be too high for us, so we cannot afford. So thats when after the covid 19, when it came, ourfriends came to Siana Springs and they told us that the rates are affordable, so we decided to come and see the mara. And how do you feel about the future here, knowing that tourism is opening back up again . Yes. The future might be bright when the hoteliers themselves consider the local tourists. They do care more about the local tourists. They are treating us just the same like the international tourists, and we feel more different. If they treat me like a white person, imjust 0k. I feel nice. For most of us, it will still be a few more months before were comfortably able to book those flights and head away for the holidays. In the meantime, though, we are trying to show you the best digital travel experiences you can have on the web. Well, how about being transported back to 16th Century England to see king Henry Viii favourite warship the Mary Rose up close . A free virtual tour allows visitors to see the wooden wreck and learn more about this iconic vessel. For something more interactive, try heading to romania for a virtual Walking Tour with a difference. The pre recorded tours allow you to choose different things along their route as they go. What do you want to do . So far, you can explore the mediaeval brasov. For this reason, of course, locals thought it was a miracle. Walk the streets of sighisoara. Like a secret union. Or explore ancient corvin castle. Lets go visit the knights all together then. The knights� hall. Started back in 2014 and gaining popularity more recently, the Google Street Art Audio tours allow you to jump on a guided tour, hit the streets and hear the stories behind the art from around the world. With work from across the globe, this takes you to places you otherwise might not get to, even after Travel Restrictions are lifted. But as restrictions start to ease, many of us are starting to be able to get away from the virtual world and back out into the real world, so why not get back in tune with nature during the Summer Solstice at uk� s stonehenge . A nearby Summer Solstice festival is expected to take place live this year with a festival of celebrations beginning June 18 to 21st. Still to come on the Travel Show simon is back to help us get out on the road again, hopefully sometime soon. And We Chip away at the story behind an ancient bathhouse hidden in a spanish bar. So don� t go away. With travel on the horizon, people are starting to think about what is possible again. But before you book the trip you have been dreaming of, take a moment to consider what happens if something gets between you and your plans. Fortunately, Simon Calder is here to untangle all the complexity surrounding a trip this year. If you� re a loyal viewer of the Travel Show, you might be thinking, hang on about a year, ago i� m sure he was saying, � 0h, it will all be over byjuly, we� ll have a normal summer�. Well, yes, i was hopelessly overoptimistic. And the confidence we used to have as travellers has been seriously dented. For the coming months, maybe years, there will be an awful lot of uncertainty associated with travelling abroad. But as some parts of the world at least start to emerge, even the most valid adventurer has to accept that the journey even at the most as i would add venturer has to accept that the journey abroad these days is almost a constantly changing obstacle course. Until the start of the Coronavirus Pandemic, Nobody Red the small print. Now pretty much everybody does, and you will see what the big Holiday Companies have said, ok, we want to be as flexible as possible, in order to get in your pocket. And so quite typically they will let you change your destination. They will allow you to postpone your trip, sometimes up to a few weeks, maybe even a few days before departure. You won� t be able to get a Cash Refund if the trip is still going ahead, but you will have the Peace Of Mind that you will be able to enjoy the holiday at some stage in the future. Accommodation providers are increasingly flexible, and so i am booking stuff where i know that i only pay at check in. They probably still want a Credit Card Number to prove that you are serious, but please remember to cancel as early as you possibly can if you� re not going to be taking it up, so they can give it to someone else. I� d love to say there is bargains galore out there, but while there are some really cheap deals popping up here and there, i suspect that the overall trend for the year is going to be that whatever you paid in 2019, expect to pay a quarter, third, maybe a half as much again as the airlines and Holiday Companies desperately try to recoup some money. If the price of the trip you are looking at looks astronomical, i urge you to practice masterful inactivity. That simply means doing nothing, because if there are large profits being made, well, you can be sure that other Travel Companies are watching, they may well put in extra capacity, and that will force prices down. Don� t forget to build in the cost of testing. Coming back to the uk, for example, i have to have a test before i leave and another one on arrival. And for a family, that can really start to add up. Increasingly, countries are saying, right, either we are only allowing visitors in if they� ve had both jabs, or if you can prove you have been immunised, we will allow you a much easier admission, perhaps avoiding testing or needing to quarantine. Which raises the question, how do you prove it . Here in england, for example, where i am lucky enough to have been vaccinated, i have a fairly flimsy piece of card prove it. And the government is giving us a Smartphone App which will hopefully allow us to cross borders. There isn� t any international agreement yet, so wherever you are going it� s really important to find out what sort of proof will be acceptable. Early on in the covid crisis, Cruise Ships were hotspots for the virus, and as cruising finally gets going again at scale, a lot of Cruise Lines are saying if you� ve not been fully vaccinated, you� re not getting on board. And for people who cannot or choose not to be vaccinated, i� m afraid you could find international travel for the next few months really tricky. Thanks, simon. And to finish this week, we� re off to spain where the renovation of a bar in seville has revealed an ornate hidden treasure. The recently discovered bathhouse joined several others surrounding the 12th century islamic mosque which was later re established as royal alcazar palace. Well, that� s everything for this week. But coming up next time we look back at some of the strangest places we� ve spent the night here on the Travel Show. From a chilly Night Church Camping in the uk. It� s quite cold, it� s got notably quite cold. I think there is a jolly good Reason Camping is only done during the summer. Because these old churches don� t have nice central heating. But it is oddly peaceful, actually. It is cold and peaceful. And the time i didn� t get much sleep in a bunker in sarajevo, which tries to recreate some of the terror of living through the balkan conflict in the 1990s. It has been a night of pseudo rest where i am not really quite asleep, not really quite awake. And remember you can watch all our adventures on the Bbc Iplayer and we are on most Social Media sites as well. Instagram, facebook, you name it, we� re probably there. From me and the Travel Show team here in maasai mara, keep planning your adventures and we will see you Back On The Road very, very soon. Hello. It feels like a while since i� ve been able to say this, but on thursday, most parts of the country will be dry. It� s been one of those months, hasn� t it . Notjust dry, it should feel a little bit warmer, and that� s after quite a chilly start. Even though temperatures in single figures for most, rural parts of Southern England, wales, Northern Ireland could drop down to 1 2 celsius at first light. So, there could be A Touch Of Frost around. Dry and sunny here. A bit more in the way of low Cloud And Mistiness across parts of scotland and eastern england, but that will break up. Although it will stay grey in shetland through the day. Sunshine turning hazy across western areas later. Maybe a few spots of rain in west cornwall, fermanagh, and an isolated shower down eastern parts of england and scotland. But the vast majority dry, and temperatures in the mid to high teens. Into the evening and overnight, we� ll see the return of some wet weather, particularly in the west. A lot of low cloud with that. Quite a murky start to friday morning, but notice the temperatures double figures for some. Coolest where we� ve got the clearest skies towards the east of the country. And it� s here where High Pressure is building in as we go into friday. And what that does stops that Weather Front moving much further eastwards and it will decay in situ. Damp and drizzly, quite murky across western areas to begin with. Brightening up a touch, but there� ll still be some Rain And Drizzle around into the afternoon. Eastern areas favoured for the cloud breaking up, some sunshine, particularly in the North East of scotland, away from some coasts that is. And temperatures are down a little bit on thursday, but if you get some sunshine, it should still feel quite pleasant. But the temperatures will be on the rise further as we go into the weekend, and more sunshine developing. We will start saturday fairly cloudy, especially in the west. Still one or two light drizzly showers. Isolated shower further east, most will be dry, increasing amounts of sunshine through eastern areas. And by this stage, a few more spots will be getting to 20 degrees. Parts of Southern England and western and Northern Scotland are best favoured for that. Into sunday, though, after some Morning Mist and fog patches, Bluer Skies for most. It will be a sunny day, little bit of Fairweather Cloud and some hazy Sunshine Out towards the north and the west. But by this stage, could be hitting 22 degrees in parts of scotland, maybe up to around 22 23 in the South East of england. But with the Sunshine Out, the warmth, you may be tempted towards the coast, but our recent chilly spell has had an impact on Sea Surface temperatures. Be brave. Temperatures for some only around 8 9 degrees. Then, as we go into Bank Holiday monday, well, it� s High Pressure and the Warmth And Sunshine lasts in the south. A chance of a Return Of Rain In Scotland and Northern Ireland. Bye for now. Welcome to Bbc News i� m lewis vaughanjones. Our top stories. 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