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Jan 1, 1301
Introduction
Travel and Tourism started 100s of years ago. From Romans building roads and transportation to adults going to Portugal via plane. -
The growth of Beach Resorts
The first Seaside Resort was the Scarborough Spa and the town. Travelling to beach resorts were overpriced until steamboats were invented in the early 1800's and that's what piers were made for when the steamboats were entering and leaving. -
The Grand Tour
The development of the Grand Tour goes back to the 16th century. The pronouncement of the Grand Tour goes back to a 17th century travel writer and Catholic Priest Richard Lassels who used it in his guidebook called The Voyage of Italy, published in 1670. The Grand Tour attracted people and was somewhere for them to experience creations they had never seen before. I've found out from the website that men were forced to study to get closer to the Queen from the art that was put in The Grand Tour. -
The Growth of Spa Towns
The growth of spa towns developed from the early 18th century to the 1930s. The spa towns were the only places in Europe that culturally equalled to major capital cities and became a source of intellectual, artistic, social and political inspiration, which then contributed to the democratization of European society. -
How the railways helped tourism grow
Railways helped tourism grow as it followed to more people entering and leaving towns and cities and allowed people to travel to different parts of the country. They also helped tourism grow as they weren't as expensive as driving so it was more efficient for people to catch a train rather than drive. -
Historical development in Tourism
The first travel agencies were established around the 19th century. In the 19th century, only automobile and small planes were a thing. However, now technology has become more advanced and everything is much safer. For example, Thomas Cook was famous for launching a travel company and organised his first trip in 1841, which marked the beginning of commercial tourism. -
What did he do?
Vladimir Raitz was the first person to pioneer mass package holidays abroad. Vlad started off with flying 11 passengers to Corsica, then led to further countries such as Malaga, Mallorca and the Costa Brava which then became one of the UK's biggest tour operators in the process. -
Vladimir Raitz
Vlad was a Russian-born British businessman who co-founded the Horizon Holiday Group which was one of the earliest businesses to offer chartered, all-inclusive holidays and subsequently to be followed by many others. Vladimir Raitz was then honored in 1995 by the British Travel and Hospitality Hall of fame. -
The first holiday camp
The first holiday camp came out in the 1930s which was aimed at the goring low income market. This camp was called Butlins. Butlins Skegness was the first of Billy Butlin's holiday camps. The camp opened in 1936 but was taken over for military use in 1939 and was then known as HMS Royal Arthur. The camp then re-opened to holiday makers in 1946. -
The changes in leisure time and working patterns
The holidays with pay act was passed in 1938. In the 1950s, some people would work up to 57+ hours a week, nowadays we work around 37 if not more. Tom Man's eight hour league in 1886 pressure traded unions to move towards an 8 hour day which was previously a 10-16 hour day. Then the EU time directive in 1998 stepped in and people no longer had to work more than 48 hours a week but they did have a choice to if they wanted to. -
Development of package holidays
In 1950, 11 British people boarded an old war plane hoping to start package holidays. -
package holidays hit a rise in popularity
In the 1970s the popularity of the holiday camp started to decline. This was because people started looking for sun, sand and sangria. -
How the internet has changed the industry
01/01/1983 was the official birthday for the internet, this would make people have direct access to whatever they wanted. Now, people buying airline tickets online is the most frequent transaction. 7/10 people now use the internet with no travel agent to book holidays. -
The first park in Sherwood Forest
European style holiday camps became popular, like center parcs, who opened their first park in Sherwood Forest in 1987. -
The rise of budget airlines
1997 saw low cost airlines take off, Ryan Air and Easy Jet expanded quickly. The more airlines there are, the more affordable. -
Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements
when booking a holiday, they are guaranteed what they have paid for. If not, it is their right to complain and claim compensation. -
Bibliography
Level 2 - Unit 2 - Presentation The Travel and Tourism E-Book https://travelweekly.co.uk/articles/34686/obituary-vladimir-raitz-founder-of-the-package-holiday