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transport developments
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railway stations were closed
railway stations were closed as increasing numbers of people were buying cars and preferred to travel by road -
improvement in facilities on trains aircraft ships and coaches
better facilities became available on transport such as toilets bars shops entertainment this all became available in the 60s -
governments invested more money in rail technology
governments invested more money in railway networks and technology to increase the amount of people travelling by rail -
introduction of boeing 747
The Boeing 747 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Air planes in the United States between 1968 and 2023. After introducing the 707 in October 1958, Pan Am wanted a jet 2+1⁄2 times its size, to reduce its seat cost by 30% -
package holidays
in 1970 the first package holidays were introduced and were a huge success -
low cost airlines
low cost airlines came into being in the 1990's after the deregulation of air travel in Europe started to allow the sale of discount fares -
scarface mansion
first scarface mansion tour -
vr tours invented
The origin of the term 'virtual tour' dates to 1994. The first example of a virtual tour was a museum visitor interpretive tour, consisting of 'walk-through' of a 3D reconstruction of Dudley Castle in England as it was in 1550. -
channel tunnel
on may the 6th 1994 the channel tunnel between Britain and France was opened -
easy jet
in 1995 easyjet launched as a low cost airline offering 2 routes Luton to Glasgow and Luton to Edinburgh -
tripadvisor founded
Tripadvisor LLC was founded by Stephen Kaufer, Langley Steinert, Nick Shanny, and Thomas Palka in February 2000. -
the first super plane
The Airbus A380 is a large wide-body airliner that was developed and produced by Airbus. It is the world's largest passenger airliner and only full-length double-deck jet airliner. Airbus studies started in 1988, and the project was announced in 1990 to challenge the dominance of the Boeing 747 in the long-haul market. The then-designated A3XX project was presented in 1994; Airbus launched the €9.5 billion ($10.7 billion) A380 programme on 19 December 2000. -
Southamton cruise ports
Southamton now has 4 cruise terminals and acts as a gateway for cruises to almost anywhere in the world the 4th port being built in 2014 -
amadeus tests virtual reality as a travel booking option
An Amadeus company, Navitaire, unveils the world's first Virtual Reality travel search and booking experience -
additional runway at Heathrow
in 2018 the government agreed that an additional runway could be built at Heathrow