Where to next? Travel and the week in review
Jul 5, 2026 · 59 min · 9 segments
Simon Brooke and Ash Bhardwaj join Emma Nelson to unpack the week’s news. We hear from Tyler Brûlé at Zürich Airport and Guy De Launey in the Balkans. See…
Jul 5, 2026 · 59 min · 9 segments
Simon Brooke and Ash Bhardwaj join Emma Nelson to unpack the week’s news. We hear from Tyler Brûlé at Zürich Airport and Guy De Launey in the Balkans. See…
Ash BhardwajPanelist
Tyler BrûléSimon BrookePanelist
Guy De LauneyYeah, I've been, um, writing a piece this week about the state of UK cinemas, which has been quite interesting, just looking at how they are struggling to get back after COVID and lockdown.
But interesting that, uh, as part of that struggle, that strategy, they're improving their offer.
So when you go to the cinema, one of the ways they're trying to entice you away from watching Netflix at home and stuff is to im-have improved food and drink.
So, uh, Marilyn Monroe died a hundred-- Oh, no, sorry, was born a hundred years ago.
And so many art house cinemas have been having seasons of, of Marilyn Monroe films, which suits me fine.
Do you think it'll work, this idea of improving the offer? I'd hate the idea of an improving an offer.
It seems to be having an effect, yeah, but, but there's a mountain to climb, as I say.
And I think it's so important, just this idea of enticing people for the benefit of the whole of society, really, getting us to come out of our homes and walk along the streets and be in our city centers and create that, um, you know, that buzz that, that's so important for-
How about you, Ash? As a, as a partner of someone who works shifts and the parent of a three-year-old with a broken fifth metatarsal and a baby, how enticing-- how, how easy is this gonna be to entice you out of the house to go to the cinema?
Uh, and we haven't done it a huge amount because obviously taking a three-year-old and a six-month-old to the cinema isn't the top of most people's lists, but we really enjoyed it.
Yeah, I've been, um, writing a piece this week about the state of UK cinemas, which has been quite interesting, just looking at how they are struggling to get back after COVID and lockdown.
But interesting that, uh, as part of that struggle, that strategy, they're improving their offer.
So when you go to the cinema, one of the ways they're trying to entice you away from watching Netflix at home and stuff is to im-have improved food and drink.
So, uh, Marilyn Monroe died a hundred-- Oh, no, sorry, was born a hundred years ago.
And so many art house cinemas have been having seasons of, of Marilyn Monroe films, which suits me fine.
Do you think it'll work, this idea of improving the offer? I'd hate the idea of an improving an offer.
It seems to be having an effect, yeah, but, but there's a mountain to climb, as I say.
And I think it's so important, just this idea of enticing people for the benefit of the whole of society, really, getting us to come out of our homes and walk along the streets and be in our city centers and create that, um, you know, that buzz that, that's so important for-
How about you, Ash? As a, as a partner of someone who works shifts and the parent of a three-year-old with a broken fifth metatarsal and a baby, how enticing-- how, how easy is this gonna be to entice you out of the house to go to the cinema?
Uh, and we haven't done it a huge amount because obviously taking a three-year-old and a six-month-old to the cinema isn't the top of most people's lists, but we really enjoyed it.
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