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tourism development in the 20th century
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Urbanisation
40% of the world's population is now urbanised, with 100 cities that have populations over 100,000 people -
Radio
Radio messages transmitted across the Atlantic Ocan -
Thomas Cook
TC sends a group of employees to investigate the tourism potential of South Africa -
Cars
Henry Ford invented the Model T car -
WWI
World War I , introduction of passports, decline of railways due to cars -
British Holiday and Travel Association
This organisation was established -
Billy Butlin
He established the first holiday camp -
WWII 1939 - 1945
Severe war in Europe & elsewhere -
Holiday Package introduced
Vladimire Raitz was the creator -
Car increase/railway decrease
This era saw the increase in car ownership, with a decline in railways -
Television
TV first shown in South Africa -
First jet airliner
The first jet airliner, Boeing 707 was introduced -
Decline in shipping
The 1960s saw a decline in shipping service due to commercial airlines. -
Domestic travel increases
Domestic tourism was 50% on trains, car ownership exceeds 1.1 million -
Lisencing of tour operators
During the 1970s we saw a change in terms of tour operators having to become licensed! -
OPEC oil prices increases
Oil prices increase, making flights more expensive -
OPEC
Another oil crisis -
World Recession
the world goes into economic crisis, resulting in a world recession -
Lockerbie crash
This airline crash scared the world regarding the safety of travelling by air. -
Gulf War
This impacted more on the Middle East region than any other part. -
Aisan financial crisis
Caused ripple effects on other economies! -
Concord Crash
The first of several crashes resulting in the demise of this air craft
