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In 1970 Boeing 747 was introduced which was huge for the tourism industry with being able to carry 416 passengers in a three-class configuration, 524 in a two- class configuration and 660 in an all- economy cabin. -
Concorde was a supersonic passenger carrying plane that did chartered flights all over the world. -
In 1977 two Boeing 747 passenger planes crashed into one another whilst on the runway, killing 583 people in Tenerife airport. This caused an impact on tourism as less people were travelling by planes out of fear. -
In 1985 Ryanair, a very popular low cost airline came about making travel far more affordable for everyone. -
In 1986 the number of package holidays reached a new high of 10 million for the first time
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In 1989 Tim Berners- Lee invented the internet. This impacted tourism greatly with people being able to find out important information about destinations easily.
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In 1994 the Channel tunnel opened to the public allowing a fast and easy way to travel from the England (Folkestone) to France (Calais) this improved tourism as it opened up another route for travel, creating a range of choices for tourists. -
In 1994 another budget airline called EasyJet launched, providing many tourists with a cheaper way to travel. -
The Luxor Massacre was a terrorist attack in Egypt that killed 62 people with the majority being tourists. This had a big impact on tourism in Egypt as it made people afraid to travel there.
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Al Qaeda hijacked four passenger planes in America on the 11th September 2001. Two planes were flown into the twin towers, making them collapse. The other two planes were flown into the pentagon and rural Pennsylvania In total the attacks killed nearly 3000 people. This event caused a massive impact on the tourism industry with the fear it brought causing people to avoid flying. -
In 2004 Mark Zuckerberg launched the social media site, Facebook. This boosted the tourism industry with many people posting about their holidays which promoted the different countries to the public. -
An earthquake hit in the Indian ocean in 2004 causing a large tsunami that affected 14 countries. It caused destruction worth of about $508 million. Many tourists were affected by the disaster some getting caught in it with others having to cancel their trips. -
Several volcanic eruptions in Eyjafjallajökull caused an enormous ash cloud that spread across Europe. This put a stop to air travel due to the fear of engine damage, so many holidays were cancelled. 107,000 flights were cancelled in the space of 8 days affecting 10 million passengers. -
The UK's choice to leave the European Union caused tourist numbers to drop by 5.3% in 2018 also causing a drop in the economy. -
Covid19 was a virus that came about in 2019 that cause billions to get infected. This caused a lock down where every country had to put a complete stop to everyday life with people not being allowed outside without a face mask and having to work from home. People were not allowed to travel so this had a massive impact on the travel industry. -
The Russian- Ukraine war is a war that started in 2014 but flared up in 2022 with Russia invading Ukraine. This has put a stop to tourists travelling to either of the countries.