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29 Sep 2020
We're moving to a new home @BBC_Travel. Also find us on Facebook @BBCTravel and on Instagram @bbctravelshow. We're on BBC iPlayer too bbc.in/33aFQuY
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25 Sep 2020
“For the animals it is catastrophic.”
Animal sanctuaries warned us in April that locking down could be a disaster for the creatures in their care. Now, we revisit Morocco’s Janjeer Mule and Donkey Refuge and Rwanda’s Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project to see how they’re coping.
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27 Jul 2020
Jet2 U-turn on mainland Spain. Flights and holidays to Alicante, Almeria, Malaga and Murcia cancelled up to and including 16 August, with refunds now payable to customers. independent.co.uk/travel/new…
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27 Jul 2020
Catch up with this weekend's show on the BBC Player. @SimonCalder investigates why some airlines are still refusing to pay refunds, and @AdeAdepitan's in Venice speaking to the local residents hoping to rebuild the city's tourism industry more sustainably. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…
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25 Jul 2020
Why almost four months after many flights were cancelled are so many people still waiting for their cash refunds ? @SimonCalder investigates on this week’s #bbctravelshow
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25 Jul 2020
Are you or somebody you know still stuck abroad due to travel restrictions? We're keen to hear from you! Please DM us.
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18 Jun 2020
11,000 German tourists are visiting Mallorca to try out Spain's new anti-covid measures. So is Spain ready for tourism on a bigger scale? Here's a clip from our report coming soon.
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16 Jun 2020
Missing the natural world? You can help contribute to these scientific projects from the comfort of your own home. Our favourites include learning to chat to manatees and spotting animals in the Serengeti. smithsonianmag.com/science-n…
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11 Apr 2020
[THREAD] As the #coronavirus pandemic sweeps the world, enforcing unprecedented lockdowns & border closures, we continue to explore the impact on travel, the tourism industry and its future, in a special series hosted by @rajandatar
All episodes here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
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23 May 2020
Join @rajandatar for a look at the future of flying once coronavirus travel restrictions ease
📌What will the air travel experience be like in the age of Covid-19?
📌Latest travel advice from @SimonCalder
📌The impact on tourism in New York & Cambodia
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14 Jun 2020
Join @rajandatar to explore socially-distanced travel, as tourism restrictions begin to lift
📌How Margate, a UK seaside town, hopes to welcome tourists
📌Travel advice from @SimonCalder, plus gadgets with @lucyhedges
📌Australia's Bondi Beach re-opens
youtu.be/d-AC-fhf1WI
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13 Jun 2020
"To see it chained up with fences brought a tear to my eye"
Bondi Beach is now open again, after coronavirus forced it to close for the first time since World War 2.
Missed an episode? Watch on-demand on BBC iPlayer (UK only):
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b…
youtube.com/channel/UCA6QuBR…
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9 Jun 2020
A great little film about what it's like to travel through an eerily quiet airport and actually fly at this time
9 Jun 2020
What’s air travel like during Covid?
The airports are silent and dystopian, the planes? Often rammed. So I’ve made a little film with @jeanmackenzie
bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-…
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5 Jun 2020
Roma Trastevere just now. Crazy to think that until a few weeks ago you could hear a pin drop.
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4 Jun 2020
The UK government suggests more support may be on the way for prospective holidaymakers left out of pocket by trips cancelled due to #coronavirus
4 Jun 2020
What is the government doing to ensure people get money back for cancelled holidays? asks Charlotte from Coventry
"We can't have a situation where they're just hanging on to money," replies Grant Shapps, adding he will "follow up on that"
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3 Jun 2020
No screaming on rollercoasters under new rules for Japanese theme parks! How do you think you would fare on a ride under these new rules? lonelyplanet.com/articles/ja… @lonelyplanet
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30 May 2020
"3, 2, 1, 0... lift-off!" 🚀
Watch as Nasa and Elon Musk's Space X CrewDragon spacecraft makes history with a successful launch from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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1 Jun 2020
The successful launch of Nasa and SpaceX's CrewDragon is to spark a new age of space travel, according to US President Donald Trump
Last summer we met with @perwimmer, who's set to become one of the world's first space tourists 🚀
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31 May 2020
Only 15 at a time will be allowed up Italy's Tower of Pisa, and they will have to wear masks 🇮🇹👇
30 May 2020
Leaning Tower of Pisa in northern Italy reopens after three months shut bbc.in/3chgEnR
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28 May 2020
Cyprus pledges to pay accommodation, medicine and food costs for anyone who tests positive for Covid-19 while on holiday bbc.in/36AmhMQ
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