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Introducing Boeing 747 'Jumbo Jet'
Boeing 747 also known as 'Queen of the Skies' took 20,000 employees to work on this project and took flight in 1969. During its service the 747 has flown more than 3.5 billion people. With capacity for 350-400 people the plane once carried 1,087 people at once. This allowed many passengers to get to destinations at a high speed of 500mph, although this will allow passengers to get to their destination quicker it was mainly made for wealthy people as flights were expensive. -
Concorde came into service
Concorde is the first supersonic passenger-carrying commercial aeroplane. The first flight was scheduled between London to Bahrain. British Airways and Air France had opened Concorde reservations the previous October. Concorde was very expensive to fly on yet it go to destinations 3 times faster than a regular aeroplane. Although with the speed it reaches it did produce a lot of noise pollutions and more air pollution. -
Speed Trains
Although the first high-speed rail was in Japan, Shinkansen line connecting Tokyo and Osaka. Japan's impressive high-speed rail helped inspire countries in the west and the technology for it spread to Europe in 1977 which was Europe's first high-speed line opened in Italy, between Rome and Florence. This has now influenced more speed trains to be implemented around the country and it has become on of the most popular transports as it is both efficient in speed and less pollution produced. -
20 millions Brits abroad
In 1980 there was a rise of British citizens going abroad. It was the best way to get away for a few days. Many discounts luring people in and caravan holidays getting highly popular -
Launch of Ryanair
1985 was the launching of Ryanair. With only 25 staff, the Ryan family launched it in Dublin, Ireland. The Ryanair project started as a way to create an airline with the lowest fares in all of Europe. The first route taken by Ryanair was with a 15-seat Banderiante aircraft that flew from Waterford, Ireland to London Gatwick, England. By the end of the first year Ryanair had serviced 82,000 passengers with only two routes in operation. Flights are very cheap and is in the top 10 leading airlines. -
Sir Time Berners-Lee - WorldWideWeb Invention
Tim Berners-Lee is a British computer scientist, He was born in London. After graduating from Oxford University, Berners-Lee became a software engineer at CERN, the large particle physics laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland. In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web while working at CERN. From that point forward he would go ahead and be awarded several awards, In 2004 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth and in 2017 he was awarded the Order of Merit -
Channel Tunnel Opened
The Channel tunnel also known as LeShuttle and Eurotunnel has run services daily since 1994. The Channel Tunnel connects from Folkstone in south east England and Calais in northern France. This allows Britain and France to easily connect through each other making the United Kingdom the top leading for tourists in France. -
EasyJet Launched
EasyJet was launched in March of 1995 but had its first inaugural flights take off in November 1995 flying from Luton to Glasgow and Edinburgh. It was founded as a low-cost carrier and EasyJet had established itself among the most significant airlines based in the United Kingdom by passenger numbers. Steilos Haji-Ioannou in the founded of EasyJet and the HQ is located in Luton. Low-class people could now afford flights at cheaper costs and EasyJet is now one of the leading airlines in the UK. -
Launch of Tomorrows Tourism
Bob Cotton's made 'Tomorrows Tourism' to maximise their long term benefits for places, people ad the assets on which success depends. They claims to be smart and efficient and holistic and sustainable. -
9/11
11th September 2001, 19 Al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger planes in the United States. Two planes were flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre in New York City, causing both towers to collapse. This caused a big decline to tourism as New York City went from 6.8 million visitors in 2000 to 5.7 million in 2001. It took 5 years to get visitor numbers back to the original amount. Security has increased in airports and liquids are limited what you can take with you. -
Indian Ocean Earthquake & Tsunami
During the Boxing Day tsunami and earthquake it approximately killed 230,000 people. It was known as the deadliest tsunami in history. A 9.1 magnitude quake struck off the northern tip of Sumatra in Indonesia. An estimate of 10,000 British citizens were affected and 149 died. This had negative impact on the tourism industry and the numbers of visitors reduced and 90% drop in hotel bookings. -
Global Recession
The Great Recession was a period of market decline in economics around the world that occurred from late 2007 to mid 2009 making too many markets crashing and holiday makers dealing with tight budgets. It was not until 2014 when overseas and aboard visits from the UK began to increase again. -
Icelandic Ash Cloud
The eruption of Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull in 2010 wreaked havoc on Europe's airways. The rapid spread of a huge cloud of ash led to over 107,000 flight cancellations, at a cost estimated at £3 billion. This affected roughly 10 million passengers. -
Booking Online
Rather than going to a Travel Agency, In the early 2010s booking holidays, packages, hotels and transport online became popular as it was a easy method that you could do from your home. An estimate of 83% of holidays were booked online in the last year. Going into the future, this allows tourists to book holidays a lot faster, although this will deeply effect travel agents as they won't gain many customers due to online bookings being 'easier' and quicker from home. -
Brexit
When the UK withdrawer from the EU, travel and tourism had been effected. More expensive air travel, the need for visas, longer passport queues and reduced health benefits. Brexit has impacted us as new laws may turn out that tourists have to pay to go to different countries, this is known as the 'Tourist Tax'. -
Covid-19
4 billion people were affected by Covid-19 and has had a devasting effect on the inbound tourism industry. In 2020 the UK received 11.1 million inbound visitors, who spent £6.2 billion, a decline of 73% in visits and 78% in spend on 2019. £22.2 billion was lost in the UK economy. This now changes the way we travel as some airports need passengers to have the vaccines shots done or they may not be allowed to fly to certain countries.