631 The Ravenmaster; Future Travel; Tour Business in 2021
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
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🗓️ 6 March 2021
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
A Yeoman Warder at the Tower of London explains why a British legend about ravens is being put to the test. A New York Times reporter tells us how people are hoping to travel safely again. The head of Perillo Tours describes how his company dealt with the loss of business over the past year. And Rick reveals how he got the notion to become a travel writer more than 40 years ago on the moors of England.
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| 0:00.0 | The past 12 months have been rough on the travel industry. |
| 0:04.0 | So how do we keep on in year two of the pandemic? |
| 0:07.0 | For this year, I'm ready for nothing to happen, |
| 0:10.0 | but we're going to push villa rentals, |
| 0:12.0 | which is a great way to travel and to protect yourself. |
| 0:16.0 | Coming up, Steve Parillo tells us how his tour company is |
| 0:19.0 | anticipating a gradual return to travel abroad. |
| 0:22.0 | New York Times reporter Terriro Mususe looks at travel industry trends |
| 0:26.0 | and what restless travelers tell her they're planning. |
| 0:29.0 | If you think about road trips, they give you so much control |
| 0:32.0 | in a way that you don't have if you're getting on a flight. |
| 0:35.0 | And the Ravenmaster, at the Tower of Lenda, |
| 0:37.0 | describes the nightly ceremony he's eager to resume |
| 0:40.0 | when it's safe to reopen again. |
| 0:42.0 | The Tower of London clock chimes. |
| 0:43.0 | The chief young water stands door. |
| 0:45.0 | He raises his chewed a bonnet and says, |
| 0:47.0 | God preserve Queen Elizabeth. |
| 0:49.0 | Everybody answers, our men. |
| 0:51.0 | Come along. |
| 0:52.0 | It's travel with Rick Steves. |
| 1:00.0 | It's been a whole year since the first serious pandemic |
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