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Travel and tourism has evolved significantly over time by technological processes, cultural exchange and human curiosity. Travel began with survival and trade and grew through ancient roads and pilgrimages, and expanded with trains and flights. -
The Grand Tour was in 1670 and was a traditional journey through Europe, especially from Britain as part of their education, this typically includes visits to Italy and France where travellers explore art, architecture and culture. The tour aimed to refine manners and prepare people for leadership roles in society. -
In the 1700s, spa towns quickly spread across Europe as health and wellness became more popular among many people. Spas were popular not only for their medical use from the mineral water, they became the centers of fashion knowingly setting out to create a higher-class image. -
In the 1800, beach resorts like Brighton grew significantly quickly as railways made traveling to coastal areas much more easier. Seaside towns offered health benefits, social prestige and leisure which attracted many fairly wealthy tourists which transferred tourism into a large industry. -
In the 1840s railways helped tourism massively because it made travel faster and easier, cheaper, more accessible, allowing long travel trips to certain places and this contributes to the growth of coastal trips and resorts. With trains and railways now a thing, people could explore destinations beyond their towns. cultural cities became popular as rail companies offered organized excursions and discounted fares. Thomas Cook was the first person to launch the first package tours using railways. -
Holiday camps increased in the UK in the 1930s due to growing leisure time and more income for families with people such as Warner's and Billy Butlins. It also provided all inclusive offers within the places that were available to stay in. Holiday camps were still developing and became a big part of mass tourism. They remained extremely popular right up to the 1970s but then Package holidays became a thing, holidays were cheaper and many people chose to go abroad instead. -
In the 1950s, having shorter workweeks and rising income of money allowed more free time to people and more money for them to travel on holiday. People who owns cars and more affordable flights made tourism more accessible. It is also required for employers to give their employees/staff paid holiday breaks. -
In the 1950s, package holidays became popular which had the offered people more affordable and pre arranged holidays or trips that made travelling overseas more accessible to people worldwide. The convenience and important values of package holidays became even bigger over the years and had become much more popular for a nice and cheap affordable holiday. In 1950, over 10 British people got on an old war aircraft and began what we call our package holiday industry. -
In 1983, the internet was still developing, but early digital access like online booking systems became a big thing within the industry. These systems allowed faster reservations and better efficiency for hotels and airlines. Although the use of internet was fairly uncommon, the industry started to shift towards digital processes. Technological advances had increased the business, efficiency and made it more trustworthy and reliable and improved customer experiences. -
One of the most important developments in the UK and worldwide travel industry in the last decade or so is the growth of budget Airlines, for example Ryanair and EasyJet. These airlines were launched when thing became easier to operate flying to different countries within Europe and both of these aircrafts had used new technology and many other ways to sell seats rather than using the traditional ravel agents. -
The package travel regulations in 2018 protect UK holiday makers by using clear information. They also provide legal protections for customers from the United Kingdom booking package holidays and travel arrangements, and have to allow refunds for package holidays and also have linked travel deals. They also require organizers to give assistance if any sort of travellers face any difficulties during their trip. -
