Tourism events

  • 9 BCE

    Compass

    Compass
    It has its origins on a fortune telling object used in the old China based on magnetite and on the Earth's magnetic field. (Created in the 9th Century)
  • 8 BCE

    Sunshade

    Sunshade
    It comes from the ancient umbrellas used in China about the 8th Century BC
  • 19

    Travel Agency

    Travel Agency
    It helped to the touristic industry developement. It was created by the preacher Cook, when he persuaded a railway company to put trains between Leicester and Loughborough in July 5th in 1841to transport the conference participants.
  • Photography

    Photography
    In 1824 the first photo qas taken by physical holder. The oldest conserved photo is "Views from the window in Le Gras" and it was taken in 1826
  • Pocket Guide

    Pocket Guide
    In 1828 appeared the first little book of travel published by Karl Baedeker, with a concise disposal and very detail. They were used in the Second World War by the german pilots to know exactly were to throw their bombs.
  • Discover of the American continent

    Discover of the American continent
    Christopher Columbus trying to show to the others that the Earth was round and he could reach India in less time, he chose a different way to travel without surrounding Africa.
  • ITB Berlin

    ITB Berlin
    It is the leader fair of the world touristic industry. It's also the central forum of communication and marketing and rendering of services' fair of the biggest travel industry.
  • World Trade Market

    World Trade Market
    It's a UK event for the global travel industry, launched at London's Olympia in 1980 before moving to Earl’s Court in 1992 and then to ExCeL London in 2002.
  • FITUR

    FITUR
    It is an event celebrated every year in Ifema, Madrid. It has pavilions for each one of the represented countries, they show their attractives and focus on the interest of international tourism.
  • Turitec

    Turitec
    The aim of this conference is to foster knowledge exchange in ICT applied to tourism.
  • Law 2/2011

    Law 2/2011, of January 31st, of the tourism develop and modernization in Extremadura.
  • Law 13/2011

    Law 13/2011, of December 23rd, of tourism in Andalusia.
  • Decree 5/2016

    Decree 5/2016, of February 25th, in which it standardize the access and the exercise of the tourism guide activity in Castilla y León.