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Unsettled midweek.

The global tourism industry has already lost more than $1 trillion so far as a result of the pandemic. in europe, austria has been one of the countries hardest hit. ischgl now lies deserted, but some here believe better times will soon return.

Its one of many cases being brought against governments worldwide for the way theyve handled the pandemic. had the authorities closed a week earlier, after the icelandic tourists fell ill, thousands of people who arrived afterwards might have avoided infection. take nigel mallander. i did actually check the foreign office travel

Ischgl has long been known as the ibiza of the alps. but this time last year, the austrian ski resort became famous for something else. you always think the worst, especially when you get a positive result for covid. i even got people last day coming in, like coughing and spluttering and, like, saying... coughing sound. .."covid. " the authorities were slow to lockdown, with disastrous results. there was a whiff of the old jaws film and the mayor standing up in front of the tv cameras saying, "t...

The 35 year old said he felt his career could be over. great stuff from him. just a reminder, plenty of reaction to rangers winning the scottish premiership title on the bbc sport website but from all of us here, for now, goodnight. hello there. the weathers been fine and settled, albeit rather cold over the time of year this weekend. and as we start the new week, we should stay fine, certainly monday and tuesday, before things really change mid week onwards. a powerfuljet is going to spin up so...

We need to be expecting all kinds of different viruses. this is going to happen again, i can assure you. is carefree mass tourism as we know it in europe a thing of the past? the ski season in ischgl in early 2020 seemed pretty much perfect. haraldur was one of the thousands enjoying the slopes. we actually had a really good week. ischgl is one of the best ski resorts in europe. it has good variety of slopes and good restaurants. afterskiing, he and his friends grabbed a beer at the kitzloch —...

This thing that is seen as a protestant act. sustainability is something you do which means that you have to do less of something and that you somehow have to have less life experience. but what we really wanted to do with this project is to express that somehow, sustainability can be something that is positive and fun and that actually gives us more back to people and to the city. so i dont really know how this is going to go, or if im gonna wipe out. giggles. i just want to make it down withou...

The human tragedy of ischgl highlights dilemmas posed by covid to governments the world over. one year on, many of us are still left wondering if calamity strikes again, can we now trust those in power to make tough decisions fast and put our welfare first?

Haraldur�*s friend arnie was one of those who became unwell in late february. he started feeling ill on wednesday. he thought he had the flu. we were not associating his illness with covid. on their return to iceland, both haraldur and arnie tested positive. i was not feeling ill or anything, so it was quite a shock because the news from italy wasnt great. a lot of people dying there, so you always think the worst, especially when...you get a positive result from covid. in reykjavik, the test ...

For years, theyd marketed ischgl as a good time ski resort. many local businesses rely on the ski season for their annual income. covid threatened all that. rather than lock ischgl down, the authorities issued a press release saying the icelandic tourists had probably caught covid on the plane home. i mean, thatsjust total nonsense. my friend was already sick while we were in ischgl, and there is no way that all of us got infected on the flight because we were not all travelling together. an e�...