and extreme weather warnings. as the start of the big summer getaway begins in earnest, many will be concerned if they should continue with their plans. but uk travellers in particular are still going ahead. the uk government has not issued guidance against all travel to the region. this means insurance companies are unlikely to cover the costs of a cancelled trip. joining me now is simon calder, an independent travel expert. simon, thanks forjoining up. a lot of people are going to be paying close attention to what you are saying. they will be trying to decide what to do. how are you advising people who are returning who may have lost their holidays, as it were? is there anything they can claim back? , , back? there may well be something back? there may well be something they - back? there may well be something they can - back? there may well be| something they can claim back? there may well be - something they can claim back. i have been looking at the operation overnight
louisa pilbeam reports. with the tourists gone, this is all that s left on some beaches in rhodes. fora all that s left on some beaches in rhodes. for a holiday island, it is greek livelihoods that have gone up in flames. in the restaurants and bars that remain, greeks are left to pick up remain, greeks are left to pick up the pieces. remain, greeks are left to pick up the pieces- remain, greeks are left to pick up the pieces. our houses may be not be up the pieces. our houses may be not be there up the pieces. our houses may be not be there tomorrow. - up the pieces. our houses may i be not be there tomorrow. maybe they are on fire, we don t know what to do. it they are on fire, we don t know what to de what to do. it is very, very bad. what to do. it is very, very bad- we what to do. it is very, very bad. we need what to do. it is very, very bad. we need help, - what to do. it is very, very bad. we need help, sendl what to do. it is very, very i bad. we need help,
There were too few. now, it seems, there are too many. we try to understand what s going on in the chip business. plus, we ve seen sellout stadiums and lots of viewers for the fifa women s world cup, but can it translate into lasting returns? we start in greece, where wildfires have swept across the island of rhodes. some holidaymakers have abandoned their belongings and moved to makeshift shelters. airlines and holiday companies are scrambling to bring some of those affected home, while some flights to the island from the uk have been cancelled. up to 10,000 british tourists are there, with many more booked to travel in the coming weeks. and today, europe is set for another record heatwave across the continent, prompting travel alerts
Continue across europes. we ll look at your rights if you are affected. there were too few. now, it seems, there are too many. we try to understand what s going on in the chip business. plus, we ve seen sellout stadiums and lots of viewers for the fifa women s world cup, but can it translate into lasting returns? we start in greece, where wildfires have swept across the island of rhodes. some holidaymakers have abandoned their belongings and moved to makeshift shelters. airlines and holiday companies are scrambling to bring some of those affected home, while some flights to the island from the uk have been cancelled. up to 10,000 british tourists are there, with many more booked to travel in the coming weeks. and today, europe is set for another record heatwave across the continent, prompting travel alerts