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Benidorm Bikini Ban lifted
In 1953 they mayor of Benidorm, Pedro Zaragoza, appealed to general franco to lift the bikini ban to increase the inbound tourism to Benidorm. -
Cruise ships
The modern cruise ship industry was introduced in the 1960's. The cruise ship company were concentrating on making the cruse ships a good environment to be in and around. In 2014 2.2 million people were cruising around the world -
The Boeing 727 was introduced
This plane was introduced after the Boeing 707 after realising the companies ca make more money off of them. This meant that the Travel and Touriism industry will evolve. This plane was first introduced on the 1st February 1964 and started boarding flights in 1980 -
Butlins Upgraded
In 1965 Upgraded their holiday park by adding a monorail and a new swimming pool with underwater view windows -
Transport Development by Road
The River Severn opens on the M4 which linked England and Wales my motorways. This means that tourists can drive from one counrty to the other easier. -
1966
The Alacante airport had opened increasing the number of inbound tourism going to Benidorm, Spain -
Online booking was created
The webiste travel expedia was created, giving customers a new and more efficient was of booking their holidays. This has shaped tourism today as more and more customers choose to book their holidays online rather than going into a travel agents and choosing their holiday with them. -
The Channel Tunnel was built
On the 6th of May 1994 the Channel Tunnel opened. The channel tunnel allows people to travel from Dover to france. On the 26th June 1995 the Channel Tunnel also opened for coaches.
This developed Travel and Tourism as it is a more efficient and faster way for Tourists to travel to France and back. -
Trip Advisor was launched
In 2004 Trip Advisor was launched so that customer could leave reviews about their trips. Therefore other customers wanting to book their holidays can check what other people thought about the holiday before they book theirs. 280 million people now use trip advisor before they book a holiday. -
China
In 2008 China hosted the Olympic games in Beijing. because of This China increased in tourist numbers this In 2007, China was ranked he 4th on the world tourist board with 49.6 million tourists. In 2008 the number of tourists increased to 55.6 million tourists and became 1st on the tourist board ranking. -
The Boeing 787 (Dreamliner) was introduced
An American long haul twin-engine jet airliner made by Boeing Commercial Airplanes that can seat 242 to 335 passangers. -
Pensions
The basic state pension is the payment that people get from the government that is regular if you've reached the state pension age before 6th April 2016. The most that you can get is £119.30 per week.