Money Box Live: Your Summer Holidays
Money Box
BBC
4.2 • 825 Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Are you worried about whether the global disruption could affect your global travel plans? Whether you've booked a foreign trip, are planning a staycation or simply unsure of what to do, this is the programme for you.
Holidays may not be the most important thing in the world, especially when you consider what's happening in Iran that's causing all the uncertainty, but that doesn't mean they don't matter and they are definitely a big expense.
Maybe you're wondering if a jet fuel shortage could ground your flights or don't really know if you have the right insurance cover. With the inflation rate rising, perhaps you’re worried about the pressure on your holiday budget.
Felicity Hannah is joined by Emma Brennan from ABTA, the trade association for travel agents and tour operators, and Lisa Minot, head of travel at the Sun newspaper to answer your questions.
Presenter: Felicity Hannah Producer: James Graham Editor: Jess Quayle Senior News Editor: Sarah Wadeson
(First broadcast 3pm Wednesday 22nd April 2026)
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:07.3 | On BBC Sounds, there are podcasts to help you look after your body and your mind. |
| 0:12.7 | From increasing your immunity to feeling more confident. |
| 0:16.6 | Or tips on how to focus. |
| 0:18.5 | Sorry, what will you say? |
| 0:19.7 | If it matters to you, it matters to us. |
| 0:22.6 | Feel good inside of them. |
| 0:24.3 | With what's up docs. |
| 0:25.9 | And complex with Kimberly Wilson. |
| 0:27.9 | Listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:30.6 | Hello, as Lift Hans are cuts 20,000 summer flights because of surging fuel prices. |
| 0:35.8 | In today's Moneybox Live podcast, we're looking at travel |
| 0:38.7 | and what the conflict in the Middle East might mean for your holiday plans. |
| 0:42.3 | Whether you've booked flights abroad, you're planning a staycation, |
| 0:45.4 | or you're even considering changing your mind entirely. |
| 0:48.2 | We booked a cottage up in Northumberland. |
| 0:51.0 | Not quite as warm as it would have been in the Maldives, |
| 0:54.0 | but nevertheless, |
| 0:55.0 | idyllic and what I'd like to think is extremely safe. |
| 0:58.5 | Holidays may not be the most important thing in the world, especially when you consider |
| 1:02.8 | what's happening in Iran that's actually causing the uncertainty, but that doesn't mean they |
| 1:07.0 | don't matter, and they are definitely a big expense. So today we are answering listener |
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