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Development of tourism act
An Act to provide for the establishment of a British Tourist Authority and Tourist Boards for England, Scotland and Wales with responsibility for promoting the development of tourism to and within Great Britain. -
Package Holidays
The arrival of low-cost holiday packages in the 1970s changed all that though, when average Brits were able to swap the Canvey Islands for the Costas where a fortnight all-inclusive in Benidorm could cost £78 (£708 today) during peak school holiday period. -
Currency restrictions
Tourists were only meant to take £50 in Sterling when they were travelling, but the currency restriction was lifted. More money meant more people wanted to travel so they could purchase more things whilst on holiday. -
Increase on package holidays
In 1970 the want for package holidays increased. Most package holidays were to places such as Spain, The most popular tourists travelling were British and German. -
Transport Act 1980 1985
The Transport Acts 1980 and 1985 was brought about to help coach companies. This act meant private businesses could travel on any route. -
Package travel regulations
Any tour operators offering package holidays had to go by this regulation. This act makes sure the tour operators and customers knew their responsibilities. -
Development of low cost airlines
An example of low cost airlines is RyanAir and Thomson. These only fly to europe on a short haul flight. The reason that they are low cost airlines is because you can get cheap flights from them but also it goes to different countries that youve never heard of. -
Air passenger duty
Air passenger duty was reduced on flights. This made a problem for the growth of inbound flights. It took until 2006 to increase it again and remove the barrier. -
Transport White Paper
This White Paper builds on that foundation. For the last two decades, the ideology of privatisation, competition and deregulation has dominated transport policy. -
Development of Internet
The Internet Society works to foster growth and access to technology by bringing information, training, and partnerships to people and communities across the globe. -
Development of the first supership
Travelling by a supership can be cheap. This is because a supership is like a cruise ship so it has a lot of cabins and can have a lot of people on which when they have more people the cost is lower. -
787 Dreamliner 20% fuel efficient
Because of its fuel efficiency, the 787 can fly further than its predecessors and has opened more than 50 new non-stop routes around the world.
What is truly innovative about the Dreamliner is the way it is constructed. New, lightweight composite materials make up half of the 787's primary structure, including the fuselage and wing. The aircraft’s wing design and construction enable speed and fuel efficiency. -
Airbus A380
The A380's upper deck extends along the entire length of the fuselage, with a width equivalent to a wide-body aircraft. This gives the A380-800's cabin 550 square metres (5,920 sq ft) of usable floor space 40% more than the next largest airliner, the Boeing 747-8 and provides seating for 525 people in a typical three-class configuration or up to 853 people in an all-economy class configuration. They also have economy and first class seats which having this also makes the flights cheaper.
