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The Grand Tour
When Being under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, lots of young men had fought their way through a position at a court, as it let men go and visit, all around Europe. This was called a 'Grand Tour'. -
The Growth of Spa Towns
The Roman Empire had was the people who has established the Spa Towns in the UK. The spa towns were popular because of their mineral water, as they bubbled up from the ground, and helped people with their health. In the nineteenth century, the Spa Towns began to decrease in their popularity, due to the increase in popularity of the UK seaside resorts. -
The Growth of Beach Resorts
People had also started to realize that you were able to get the same health benefits from the spas, as in the sea, so, people had begun to go to the sea, a lot more. This meant that places such as Blackpool, Brighton, Scarborough had begun to increase in popularity. Yet, because travelling there was so expensive, so, they had made a choice to build piers, so that people had the chance to get their for a cheaper price. So, that is why the piers were built. -
History of Travel and Tourism
Pre - 20th Century, Travel and Tourism had existed during ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman and many other cultures. -
How the Railways Helped the Tourism Grow
The building of railways started, and it first was built between the big cities and the coasts. In 1840, there were over 51 million passengers who went on the trains. Around this time, people were starting to get time off of work, which helped with the boom in the UK in tourism -
Vladimir Raitz
Vladimir Raitz was born on the 23rd of May, 1922 in Moscow Russia, and passed away and died on the 31st of August. He was the first pioneer to make the first mass package holiday on May, 1950 -
The Rise and Fall of Holiday Camps
In 1930 the first holiday camp was created. This was aimed at the low-income market. Billy Butlin had opened his first site in Skegness in 1936. Soon after, he was copied by Harry Warner and Fred Pontin. Fred Pontin then opened up a place called Pontins, in 1946. Sadly, from 1970 onwards, the population of Holiday camps, started to decline as people soon wanted to see the sun, sea and the sand in the warm weather, not the cold. -
The Changes in Leisure Time and Working Patterns
People never used to get paid time off, of sick pay at all, up until the paid act was passed, in 1938. Then, in the 1950s, people used to be working over 50+ hours a week, and now, most people only work for around 37 hours a week. Now, people are working 37 hours, and get 4 weeks paid holiday, each year, which has resulted in people have way better mental and physical health -
Development of Package Holidays
In 1758 the Cox and Kings were the people who had organised travel for the military, so that they were able to get from place to place. In 1841, Thomas Cook decided to start a day trip, which ran from Leicester to Loughborough. This had costed one shilling, per person, on the 5th of July. In 1880, they had then started to create cheap package holidays for students. -
How the Industry Changed the Industry
On the 1st of January, 1983, the internet was officially born. The great thing about the internet, is that everyone will always have a 24 hour access to the internet. Buying tickets, booking holidays will be much easier with the internet and people do it quite frequent. Around 7/10 people also prefer and choose to book their own holiday without talking to a travel agent or a tour operator, this has resulted in the decline of high street agents -
The Rise of Budget Airlines
Budget Airlines had started to increase in population in 1997, but, the airline was deregulated which means that the government removed any rules and regulations that even remotely let the airline, expand, but, they had let Ryanair and Easyjet expand, quite easy. The good thing about the airlines expanding, it meant that there was lots more competition, which meant that the airlines were becoming cheaper, which meant that people going to different countries, became a lot more commion. -
Package Travel and Linked Travel
Package Travel and Linked Travel is something you expect when you book the holiday you want. If you book a holiday, and, for example, the place that you booked for, does not exist or it hasn't been built, you are then entitled to compensation, which you are able to claim. On the other hand, if something goes wrong with your trip, such as you don't get the room which you had been advertised, it will be up to the organiser of the trip -
Bibliography
https://www.europeana.eu/en/stories/travelling-for-pleasure-a-brief-history-of-tourism
https://traveldifferent.org/en/blog/how-and-when-did-tourism-start
https://www.abta.com/help-and-complaints/frequently-asked-questions/what-package-holiday-and-what-linked-travel
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/016920469190018H
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/what-was-grand-tour
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