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in this time toast, you will see several different events that have occurred over time in the travel and tourism industry, dating all the way back to the 16th century, Travel and Tourism has evolved over the years and has created new environments and experiences for people to explore the world
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Spa towns peaked in the 17th century for the use of the mineral water that was produced from the grounds of the spa's. starting off in the 1600s but then carrying on to 17th and 18th century. patrons visit these baths and would bathe in the water because they believe its beneficial to their health. drinking and bathing became popular which then was very fashionable in the 17th century. the spas then developed more facilities in addition to the original baths. -
The grand tour was when young wealthy people would travel to different cities in Europe for the benefit of viewing the historical, artistic and architectural world, this was very popular in the 18th century and had a huge impact on the travel industry. The ship would travel across the English channel to then make its way through France, stopping in Paris, Venice, Florence, Rome, Milan and Naples. many who were more adventurous would sail across to Greece. -
railway tourism began in the 18th century and was introduced to help out move goods, and was used as transport to get from place to place. they then decided to begin the building coal mine railway's in 1840s which was a huge success for transporting coal. back in the 19th century in the Victorian times, people were encouraged to travel by train and this was seen as a good business opportunity which then lead to trips to the seaside and for families to see new things. -
Queen victoria created a new trend which was visiting beaches. Queen victoria realised and understood how the sea water was a excellent benefit to her health. this then lead to thousands of british tourists visiting uk beaches annually by the late 1940s. for many years this was served as a economic backbone in many coastal towns. -
cox and kings was founded in 1758 and was recognised as the first travel company, this organisation started off providing service for the military and was mostly known for organizing travel for the military to the Indian subcontinent. In 1841 Thomas cook announced a 1-day excursion that became a huge hit to the public, and before you know it their company employed over 25,000 ppl and more today. Polly tours was founded in 1888 which was put in place for people to afford cheap holidays -
Once the war ended many people were eager to visit the coast and continue travelling as the war came between this. holiday camps were provided for tourists and spiked in the fifties and sixties as this was the golden age for holiday camps. Pontins and Butlins was introduced and was a huge hit in the 40s, due to reasonable prices for accommodation as well as the food that was serviced and even live entertainment. This then began to die down towards the 70s as there were more comforting options -
travel and tourism leisure time increased rapidly primarily due to paid holiday entitlement, 1938 holidays with pay act was successfully introduced. It finally gave some workers especially those whose minimum rates of wages were fixed by trade boards the right to one week of paid holiday per year. Because of this 'the working week' has drastically been decreased with an average of 37 hours, compared to the 1950's when a 50-hour working week was considered normal -
The government introduced holiday pay in 1938 which gave a chance to people earning minimum wage a fully paid week of work, this was slowly recognised as an inconvenience because rather than working 50 hours a week in the 1950s this was reduced to 37 as 50 hours was normal. moving on to the modern days of society it is a legal requirement for workers to receive paid holidays and for most staff members of an organisation to get four weeks of paid holidays a year. -
since 1953 the travel and tourism industry have been using brochures to guide and give information about certain destination which was a huge success, nowadays it has been replaces with new technology and digital screens, which tourists can now independently book their own holiday without the need of a travel agent. From checking destinations and availabilities to prices and extra activities, the most frequent transaction for UK adults are airline tickets. -
when budge airlines come to mind, prime examples of two are easyJet and Ryanair. This started off in 1995 and in 1996 easy jet began their first flight outside of Europe to Amsterdam. fast forwarding to today Ryan air has grown to be the largest low-cost Arline in Europe and has climbed to second in the world. not to mention easy jet being the largest budget airline in the untied kingdom. this was used in the travel industry to attract more people who dont travel with its low prices -
package travel regulations are laws that protect people who are traveling and purchase packaged holidays. This would cover things like clear information about your trip prior to booking. for example if your flight was to get cancelled, or the hotel you booked goes bust, organisations like ATOL and ABTA, as well as these regulations ensure you either get your money back or given an alternative, and if anything goes on while your on the trip, these travel companies got to help you out.