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Macro Perspective
Macro Perspective
The Grand Tour Era Emerged in the reign of Tourism in the 20th Century
Elizabeth I - holidays with pay act
- English aristocratic young men were - regulated week’s holiday at seaside hotels and
encouraged to travel to finish their education boarding houses
- Took generally 3 years - set meals and times
- Education: Main reason for travelling - development of holiday camps
- it involved a long stay in France, especially in - development of countryside holidays
Paris and a year for visiting Genoa, Milan,
Florence, Rome, and Venice in Italy Post World War II – The growth of Tourism Activities
- After studies in Italy, they travelled to social changes affecting the growth of tourism
Germany, Switzerland and low countries. among industrialized
- war experienced widened perspective
RENAISSANCE ERA - stimulated desire to travel
- French word meaning new birth - increased leisure time and income
- Revival of learning and awakening of mind - Growth in car ownership
and a thirst after the new knowledge - Spread of five-day-week – the
- History of medical tourism 14th to 17th century weekend
- A village known as “Ville d’Eaux” or “Town of - Growth in civil aviation
Waters” became famous throughout Europe - Post war aircraft and air crew
in 1326 when iron-rich hot springs were available
discovered within region. - New boeing jets – much larger,
- Peter the Great & Victor Hugo – visited these greater capacity
wellness resorts. - Growth of chartered flights – cheap
- “SPA” – derived from Roman Term ‘salude per packages
aqua’ or health through waters. - Increased car ownership – cross
channel ferries
New Forms of Tourism during the Period of
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Tourism during 1980’s and 1990’s
- Industrial revolution was a fundamental move towards more flexible holiday formats
economic change which started in England villas, timeshares, self-catering
- England changed from mostly agricultural to move away from mass package holidays
mostly industrial move towards more tailor-made holidays
- This was the result of technological progress specialized areas
in different fields coming together personalized packages
- Its center is the development of factories technological improvements in aircrafts
- Only the upper class people were able to wider bodied, (jumbo jets) greater fuel
travel by horses and carriages capacity, fewer stopovers
long-haul destinations for mass package
Changes that Affected Tourism Development during holidays
the INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Eco-tourism – environmentally aware tourism
- An emergence of working class with income
- The desire to escape from the city to the
countryside
- The invention of steam transport (train &
ships) made travelling more convenient
- An increase in leisure time
Post World War II – Further Growth in Tourism
Activity
Mass Tourism in Europe
- International system of airline
regulation occur (visa for lesser
population)
- Agreement for fixed seat prices, and
airlines could not fill blocks of empty
seats on underused flights by
discounting
- The cheapness of the cost of living in
Spain increase the number of visitors
- Mass package tourism has been
exploitative
Mass Tourism in Europe
- Began with the growth of air travel
- Charter flights were available and tour
operators began to use them for
European destinations, such as Paris
and Ostend
- Vladimir Raitz – pioneered modern
package tourism on May 20, 1950
- it was with cheap air travel in
combination with the package tour
that caused international mass
tourism developed