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Boeing 747 'jumbo jet'
The jumbo jet carried twice as many passengers than the second largest Boeing jet. The Boeing jet was also more efficient in them days with fuel. They were also able to reduce the seating costs and began to open the world to jet travel. -
UK tour operator Clarkson went into liquadation
Clarkson had gone out of business while people where away. Court-Line was one of the main package holidays back in 1974 included in this was the well know Clarkson travel group. Until the company folded out of the blue. Leaving customers abroad clueless. -
Concorode
The Concorde was the first supersonic airplane that was designed to carry passengers. It was a joint build with Britain and France who worked on the aircraft collectively. This airplane made travelling easier for everyone in the 70's -
Launch of ryanair
Ryanair was founded in 1985 and was a low-cost airline that operated between Watford, Ireland, and London Gatwick. The introduction created a very significant shift within the travel industry. Mainly within Europe. Ryanair have made travel more accessible and affordable for millions of people since 1985. -
Worldwide tourists arrival topped 400m
The number of worldwide tourists topped 400 million which created a significant milestone for global travel. The increase highlighted the growth and importance of the travel and tourism industry as a key part of our economic development and cultural exchange all around the world. -
Tim Berners-Lee invented the worldwide web
Tim Berners-Lee inventing the worldwide web revolutionized how information and was shared and accessed. Having the worldwide web created easier access to booking holidays online, marketing opportunities, and the travel communities. As a whole the worldwide web transformed the travel and tourism industry massively. -
The INTA sun holiday company ceased trading
The Intasun holiday company impacted the travel and tourism industry in many ways such as consumer confidence, job losses, market competition, impact on suppliers and regulatory changes. This created a big impact in the industry although the closure of Intasun would have been vaguely missed throughout the industry it was affecting not just the travelers but the employees and related businesses. -
Channel tunnel opened
The Channel Tunnel is also known as the Eurotunnel had a significant impact within the travel and tourism industry. This is because it created direct rail links between continental Europe and the United Kingdom. This reduced the time it takes to travel and it was an increasing convenience for all travelers. The Channel Tunnel made Europe and the UK more accessible, convenient and more beneficial to the economy. -
Tomorrows tourism was launched by the UK Government
The UK government was created as a strategic approach to enhance the travel and tourism industry. They hoped that tomorrows tourism would create future impacts as well as present. They also wanted to promote more sustainable practices and regional development within the industry. -
9/11
The attack in 9/11 had a long lasting global impact on the travel and tourism industry. The attack increased security measures all over the world and created caution with travelers when travelling on planes. The attack also had a high economic impact within the industry as many travel companies were going bankrupt due to travelers finding it safer to go on road trips. The attack had reshaped travel and tourism creating long lasting changes to travel in the air. -
Indian ocean earthquake and tsunami
The Indian ocean earthquake and tsunami created an immediate decrease in tourism. It also damaged infrastructures such as hotels, resorts, and transportation. It also increased safety concerns making travelers more cautious about their surroundings abroad. -
Global recession
The global recession had a profound impact on the travel and tourism industry. There were decreases in consumers spending and a drop in international travel. It also created competition and many companies offering discounts. As a whole the global recession forced the travel and tourism industry to change consumers behavior and economic realities. This lead to innovations and shift within the markets dynamics. -
Rise of low-cost airlines
Low cost airplines started to expand in 2010 to make travel more accesible to a wider audience. This increased competition over the years. The have impacted the travel and tourism industry by changing consumers behavior and encouraging more people to travel worldwide rather than staying in domestic areas. Influenced the future to what it is today. -
Arab Spring
The Arab Springs was a series of protests and uprisings all across the middle east and north of Africa. This led to political instability. This caused a decline within tourism in countries such as Egypt and Tunisia. This was because travelers looked for the safer destinations. -
Ebola outbreak
The Ebola virus came first known in west Africa. This raised health concerns all over the world which resulted in a huge decreased travel to the foreign countries that were affected by the Ebola outbreak. Although they had contained the Ebola outbreak it still had impacts to the travel industry. -
COVID 19
Covid-19 had a specific and profound impact on the travel and tourism industry . The pandemic caused significant travel restrictions and different health and safety measures were taken into action as soon as possible. The virus also had an economic impact on the industry due to loss of money and many companies going bankrupt. Covid-19 fundamentally changed the landscape of the industry. -
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