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Introduction of the Boeing 747 jumbo jet
The Boeing 747 jet was the first to see 500 passengers. It drove exponential growth in air travel, tourism, and connections between people around the world. In its first year, a fully-loaded 747 cut the cost of flying a passenger by half. Flying became instantly more accessible. -
Inexpensive airlines take off
In 1971, Budget airline start offering flights in the us due to government regulations. This made it more affordable for more people to travel increasing tourism all around. -
Tenerife airport diaster
The Tenerife airport disaster occurred on March 27, 1977, when two Boeing 747 passenger jets collided on the runway at Los Rodeos Airport on Tenerife. This crash caused 583 deaths making it the worst crash in history. It changed travel as big changes were made to airline regulations and aircrafts. -
Invention of the internet
The Internet is a global network of billions of computers and other electronic devices. With the Internet, it's possible to access almost any information and communicate with anyone else in the world. This affected tourism as travellers can book their own flights and hotels online. They can also search online reviews on their mobile while connected to the hotel Wi-Fi. -
Launch of Ryanair
Ryanair is the worlds largest airline group. Its a scheduled low cost passenger airline company. It changed tourism as it created affordable travel for tourism, business, commuting, study and visiting. -
packaged holidays skyrocketed
the 80s saw a climbing demand for packaged holidays and with new technology emerging, this was made easier. It hit the highest number of 10 million. -
Channel Tunnel launched
The Channel Tunnel is an undersea tunnel linking southern England and northern France. More than 80 million vehicles have boarded Le Shuttle since it opened in 1994. This changed tourism as its provides a new gateway into Britain for tourists from France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. The tunnel has also made it much easier for British people to leave Britain and spend their holidays and short-breaks in Continental Europe. -
Launch of EasyJet
EasyJet is a British Low cost airline. It operates domestic and international scheduled services on 927 routes in more than 34 countries. This changed travel as easy jet made it more accessible for the average person to fly for a low cost. -
25.7 million overseas came to Britain
these 25.7 million visits made the world record, as Britain was becoming a popular spot for a holiday. -
TripAdvisor launched
Launched by Stephen Kaufer, Langley Steinert, Nick Shanny, and Thomas Palka. Travel Advisor is an internet based travel website. They are basically online travel agents with free reviews, price comparison and online travel booking services. It helps tourism as it gives users insight on where they want to go and what to do there. -
911
911 was a series of airline hijackings and suicide attacks committed in 2001 by 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group AL-Qaeda against targets in the United States. This heavily affected tourism as people were scared to travel by plane. The us saw a drop in visits after 911 particularly from air travel. -
Global Recession 2008
The world was struck by a global recession in December 2007 and lasted till June 2009 making it the longest recession since WW2. Markets crashed and Holidaymakers dealt with a low budget. A decrease in outbound travel happened and it didn't rise till 2014. -
Instagram launched
Instagram was launched by Mike Krieger. Its a social media app in which you can share photos and message people. It quickly rose to popularity. It helped increase tourism as people would share photos of their holidays. This would help share the holiday and people would book the same holidays. -
Brexit
The UK held a referendum on its membership of the EU. The question facing voters was: ‘Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?’ 51.89% of voters voted to leave the EU. The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020. This affected tourism as holidaying in Britain became more expensive meaning tourism numbers went down. -
Covid - 19
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It spread all over the world quickly leading to a worldwide lock down. This affected tourism as airports shut and travel was restricted. The economy lost over 1 billion in visitor spend during the COVID period. -
Russian Ukraine war
The invasion was the biggest attack on a European country since World War II. It is said to have caused tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilian casualties and hundreds of thousands of military casualties. By June 2022, Russian troops occupied about 20% of Ukrainian territory. This affected tourism as Russia's military offensive in Ukraine represents a downside risk for tourism. It has exacerbated already high oil prices and transportation costs and caused a disruption of travel in Eastern Europe