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Car ownership in the UK reached 11 million
As on 1970, over eleven million British people had a licensed vehicle in the UK. This effected the travel and tourism industry because as more people had cars, it was easier for people to travel to holiday 'staycation' destinations around the UK such as in the 70s, beach holidays were very popular because they were affordable for families. Cars would also allow people to easily travel to the airport, which meant more people were catching flights to go on holiday. -
Introduction of the Boeing 747 ‘jumbo jet’
The Boeing 747, otherwise known as the Jumbo Jet is one of the worlds most recognisable aircrafts. The Jumbo Jet was created by Boeing's Commercial Airplane unit in America, and was flying for around 37 years. -
Concorde came into service
The Concorde was a supersonic commercial plane that was built by France and the UK. In 2003, the Concorde took its last regular delight after crashing 60 seconds after takeoff, killing 109 people -
Launch of Ryanair
The first Ryanair flight took off from Waterford in the southeast of Ireland to London Gatwick Airport, and it was a fifteen seater aircraft. By 1986, Ryanair had flown 5000 passengers. -
British people made 20million visits abroad
More and more people were travelling abroad every year, helping this was the birth of the internet and the growth of low-cost airlines, railways and car ownership. -
Tim Berners-Lee invented the internet
January 1st, 1989 is known to many as 'The Birth of the Internet'. With access to the internet, it allowed people to search far and wide for a holiday destination that would suit them best. -
Channel Tunnel opened
The Channel Tunnel can take you from St Pancras in the UK to Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels in under an hour without the stress of baggage reclaim. It took five years to build and is the longest undersea tunnel in the world. -
easyJet launched
easyJet launched in 1995 and to begin with, only flew to places such as Edinburgh or Glasgow, but soon expanded to travelling to places throughout Europe. The website launched in 1997, which made it possible for people to book flights online. -
25.7 million overseas came to Britain, spending more than £12 billion
After 25.7 million people travelled to Britain, this plummeted Britain's economy greatly. This is because the tourists spent approximately £12 billion during their stays. -
9/11
Long term damage was caused to New York City after the devastating events that took place on September 11, 2001. The attacks were coordinated, planned suicide terrorist attacks made by the militant Islamist extremist network al-Qaeda against the United States. -
Release of the Harry Potter Movies
After four best-selling novels, the movie of the first Harry Potter book premiered in London England, and it invited fans, news agencies and paparazzi from all over the world. -
Beijing 2008 Olympics
The 2008 Olympics were held in Beijing, beginning on the 8th of August and concluding on the 24th of August. 204 nations took part in the Olympic Games. -
The Birth and Growth of Social Media
Social media can also be known as ‘the gateway to the globe’. It allows to follow people as they travel to different destinations, which can then influence you to travel to that place. By the time social media became more popular in the 2010s, there were many different developed forms of transportation,cheap or expensive,so there was nothing stopping people from visiting the places they’ve seen on social media. -
Icalndic Ice Cloud
a series of volcanic eruptions took place in Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland.This caused mass disruption to air travel across Western Europe in places such as the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Spain. The ash cloud was caused by magma cools and solidifies into volcanic rock and glass fragments.The rock fragments mix with solidified fragments of lava that are in the air, which will subsequently create an ash cloud.Many flights were cancelled due to health and safety risks of passengers and staff. -
The London Riots
the London Riots were a series of riots which took place between the sixth and the eleventh of August 2011.15,000 people took part in the riots and it resulted in shops,homes and vehicles being destroyed, five people being killed,hundreds of police officers being injured,and £250 million worth of damage being done.The riots started after a peaceful protest march to demand information and to find out more about the death of Mark Duggan,a black man who was shot dead by police on the 4th of August. -
Covid-19 Pandemic
The covid-19 pandemic has been one of the biggest events which has heavily impacted the tourism industry. The pandemic put many airlines at risk of going bankrupt as passenger arrivals in the UK went from 6,804,900 in February 2020 to 112,300 in April 2020. The accommodation industry saw the most drastic decline in turnover during the first national lockdown in March 2020.
