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You up—to—date on the it is time now for the travel show. coming up on this weeks show: an uphill struggle for europes ski resorts. the lift closures changed a lot things so people came here for cross—country skiing. gorgeous view. the italian village trying to stay on its hilltop. and the show that must go on in dubai. i have no safety, i have no harness. i cannot have mistakes.

Cross—country, normally the people who would have been skiing are doing those activities instead. and also, there have been so many people in the mountain making sledging tracks and building snowmen and people who normally ski dont have time for those activities. so it is a little bit more of a back to nature and resourcing. and just enjoying the peace and quiet of the mountain as well. my name is daniele, i have been a ski instructor in chamonix for 20 years now. so the lift closures have cha...

Skiers in chamonix. i have never seen that, never. we had so many people trying to have some lessons. we didnt have enough ski instructors in the valley. that was incredible. some people will come back to cross—country skiing next year too because they enjoy it. see where we are, look at the snow, the snow on the trees. it is much more quiet than downhill skiing. you have always got the noise of the chairlifts, its very noisy. here its, its a totally

Hello and welcome to the show where its pretty safe to say, 11 months on from the start of the pandemic, travel to and from the uk has pretty much ground to a halt. laughs. and if youre like me and you just cant wait for the opportunity to get back on the road again and see more of the world than your own front garden, then why not stick with us? we will be updating you with how the travel industry is trying to cope with the pandemic, plus, a bit of inspiration for things to see and do once thos...

It comes down to leaders, particularly on the far left of the democratic party. the staff -- because of our different ways of thinking. >> shannon: we have to find a way to be able to disagree and move the country forward. as you said, take on the rhetoric. congressman owens, good to see you tonight. >> thank you, shannon. >> shannon: the surprising backgrounds of some of the newest nominees tap to join the biden administration. thats next. but first, we will have a look at snowy times square ne...

And the attack on the capitol take place. how do you feel about that? thats the whole reason i chose to spoke out on country first. its all about the idea of saying, look, if you feel that, like, ive got to say something but i just dont know what to say, thats the movement for you because its time we just tell the truth. the truth is we have totally lost our way, but great, rich history thats happened. if it cost us an election to save our soul, im fine with that. >> all right. congressman adam ...

Pandemic—related rules on entering the country and the national lockdown. in a statement on friday night, the police said people from across europe including britons, romanians and germans as well as australians were among those who were checked and fined. the operation was carried out on friday night. ski lifts are open in austria but hotels are closed to tourists. the foreigners are thought to have used loopholes by registering local addresses. the statement said the foreigners are currently...

The travel show. rajan datar finds out how alpine ski resorts are dealing with a winter season of closures and lockdowns and visits the italian hilltop village thats fighting for its future. coming up on this weeks show: an uphill struggle for europes ski resorts. the lift closures changed a lot things so people came here for cross—country skiing. gorgeous view. the italian village trying to stay on its hilltop. and the show that must go on in dubai. i have no safety, i have no harness. i cann...

Because the alpine skiing is not possible, we have had customers who have been asking for the new things, and the new thing is touring skis. this is a touring skis with a proper binding. you have got pins on the front which helps the boots to go like this when youre climbing. and then you put the skins on the skis like this, and like this its going to help you climb the mountains. ski touring, snowshoeing, cross—country, normally the people who would have been skiing are doing those activities...

Laughter. for others, the closure of ski lifts has been a way of rediscovering other things to do in the snow, like sledging. because the alpine skiing is not possible, we have had customers that have been asking for the new things, and the new thing is touring skis. ski touring, snowshoeing, cross—country — normally the people that would have skied are doing those activities instead.