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When did Travel start?
Travel started back over 1000 years ago from romans working hard by budling roads for the public to go away on holidays. -
Grand Tour
The Grand Tour was under Queen Elizabeth I, young men who wanted to get closer to the queen who were encouraged to study travel art and cultrue -
Spa towns
The romans established the benefits of uk spa towns developed. Bath and Buxton became especially popular during 1700 and 1800. Caerleon in Wales was very popular for spa towns as well. Spa towns also helped you to get better from mineral water. Very exclusive for wealthy image. -
Seaside Resorts
It was realised that the health benefits from spa waters could be found in sea. Places like Brighton and Scarborough became popular. Travelling there was very expensive but in early 1800 steamboats from London were introduced and that what the pier were built for. -
Development of rail
In 1826 rail started to develop the south eastern railway was passed just after 10 years later. Road transport could not compete because how domaint rail was. -
Historical development in tourism.
The travel shop was were first brought in 19th century. and people used horse and carriage to get around towns. -
Vladimir Raitz
Vladimir Gavrilovich Raitz was a Russian-born British businessman who co-founded the Horizon Holiday Group, which pioneered the first mass package holidays abroad. -
The first holiday camp
In 1930 we saw the first holiday camp. Billy Button opened his first site in skegness in 1935. In 1970 the popularity of the holiday camp started to decline. This was due the rise of package holidays -
The change in leisure times and and working patterns
This came about about around due to us getting paid holidays. The holiday pay act was passed in 1938. in 1950 people attended to work 50+ hours a week now we work around 37. Most people get at least 4 weeks paid holidays a year. people are living longer and living a better life. -
Package holiday rise in popualarty .
popularity of holiday camps started to declined. This was because people were looking for sunshine and started taking cheap package holidays. This was because due to rise of travel shops taking over our high streets shops like Thomas Cook -
How the internet change the travel industries.
01/01/1983 when the internet was launched. 24 hour websites available like Expedia and it will have huge range of holidays, providing every element in the travel industries. Buying an airline ticket is the most frequent online transaction higher than shopping or banking. 7/10 people book their travel arrangements without using a travel agent. -
The first 'New European style'
In 1987 the first New European style holiday camps became popular like center parks and Butlins who opened 1997. -
The rise of budget airlines
1997 saw cost airlines jet off. Ryanair and Easy jet were fastest to expand. With more choice and competition it means more airline travel became more affordable. Budget airlines tend to use regional airports such as Bristol and London Stansted which is much cheaper than flying from Heathrow. -
Package Travel And Linked Travel Arrangements
This is an example of one the many laws that surround the travel industries. You have the rights to expect the package holiday you paid for. if something goes wrong with your trip like not getting the right room it is up to the organizer of the trip o put it right. -
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History Of Travel And Tourism.
People have always had a need to travel, be it to explore and discover new lands or for our own enjoyment. Tourism covers precisely the latter.
We can trace the origin of the modern concept of tourism back to the 17th century, when young nobles from western and northern European countries made what was called the Grand Tour - a trip around Europe Germany, Italy and Greece with the main.