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Jan 1, 1301
Historical development in tourism (spa towns)
travel started when romans wanted cheap breaks. Spa towns have also grown so much over the years. By the 16th century, the spa's popularity began to rise again and after 200 years the medicinal uses of spring water were rediscovered. Mersea Island, in Essex, England was a seaside holiday destination for wealthy Romans living in Colchester. The development of the beach as a popular leisure resort from the mid-19th century was the first manifestation of what is now the global tourist industry. -
Growth of beach resorts/ railways
Scarborough Spa and the town became Britain's first seaside resort. Travelling to beach resorts were expensive until steamboats were invented in early 1800's and that is what piers were made for when the steamboats were entering and leaving. -
The Grand Tour
The development of the Grand Tour dates back to the 16th century. The expression Grand Tour comes from 17th century travel writer and Roman Catholic priest Richard Lassels who used it in his guidebook The Voyage of Italy, published in 1670. The Grand Tour was somewhere that people visited and loved to see as so many things such as art was placed inside of there. i know from the grand tour website that Men who wanted to get closer to the queen was forced to study the art put in The Grand Tour. -
development of Rail
The development of rail started in 1825. Stephonson became famous for the opening of the Stockton and Darlington railway. George Stephonson and his son was the first creators of the rails. these rails were built in Liverpool to Manchester and was 27 miles long. the trains were intended to transport coal faster. -
Development of package holidays
The first package holiday was in 1841 with Thomas cook. Package holidays grew because Thomas Cook planned the trips carefully we know this because for example they talk about it on their website if you search it as it was the start of the massive company they are now, personally travelling the routes and scouting out the places to be visited and then escorting the tourists himself. After this all other companies followed and now package holidays are bigger than ever. -
The rise and fall of holiday camps
Camping as a form of leisure activity had began to become popular in the late Victorian era. The first holiday camp was the Cunningham Camp for men on the Isle of Man, which opened in 1894. Campers at Cunningham's stayed in tents and conditions were basic. When people started travelling overseas holiday camps became a lot less popular and people stopped going. The most popular holiday camp was Butlins. You would see everyone their most days. -
Air development
Wilbur and Orville Wright spent four years of research and development to create the first successful powered airplane, the 1903 Wright Flyer. The first place it flew to was North Carolina. The first plane was built because the brothers hoped to one day build a flying machine big enough to hold them both. There is also a book on air development that tells you about how and why it started called "Story Of Flight" -
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 Gaurdian newspaper backed all this information up as they wrote a whole page about him in 2010. -
The changes in leisure time and working patterns
In 1938 working patterns were considered as labor Patterns of employment have changed over time: manufacturing employment declined drastically from the 1960s onwards, and services sector employment increased significantly over the same period. -
The rise of budget airlines
The economic changes have effected budget airlines by ticket pricing going down, inflation and exchange rate. The economic growth of the airline industry is going up by 4.1% per year. What the difference is with normal airlines and budget airlines is Budget airlines often choose slimline seats, according to Going, with less padding than other full-service carriers to maximise space and weight for fuel efficiency. -
How The Internet Has Changed The Industry
The internet has changed the travelling industry massively. Most travel agencies have closed down because people now book holidays and look for holidays online as people now know how to do it all on their own. Travellers can book their own hotel online, look at their own reviews knowing that it is honest. I think this is a negative and positive thing because it has closed a lot of work for people but also so much easier for people. -
Package and travel regulations
The Package Travel Regulations are a set of rules that those selling and booking package holidays and linked travel arrangements must follow. They came into effect on the 1st of July 2018 to cover both package holidays and linked travel arrangements. Previously, it only covered the package holidays. Travel regulations were made to protect people from airlines and costs and to not be stranded in a random country for however long. -
Bibliography
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2010/sep/09/vladimir-raitz-obituary
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/thomas-cook-history-timeline/index.html
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/what-was-grand-tour
Carl Warner, Stephen Woolford, 2009. Story of Flight: The Development of Aviation Through the Ages.
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