Leisure, Recreation, and Tourism

1990 - 2001
 The 90’s
• Sports

• X Games

• World Wide Web

• TV success (Friend, Family Guy,

The Simpsons) MTV, Nickelodeon

• Video Gaming

• Toys and Games

•Boeing 777 (1995)

Leisure

Sports
Basketball
• Michael Jordan of the
Chicago Bulls
• MVP ‘91,’92,’96 & ’98
• Bulls won 6
championship games
Ice Hockey
• NHL added 11 teams
during the ‘90s
• San Jose Sharks
• Tampa Bay
Lightning
• Mighty Ducks of
Anaheim
• Florida Panthers
Wrestling
• Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold
Steve Austin, The Rock,
The Ultimate Warrior
• WCW vs. WWF
 X Games
• Founded : (1995)
– Controlled and arranged by ESPN
– First held in Rhode Island
– Summer X Games (August)
– Winter X Games (January)
– First professional sporting
event to broadcast live
on the internet
 Recreation
• Mid 1990s
(Generation Y age 16 to 30)
– Mountain biking
– Climbing
– jet skiing
– Waterskiing
– down-hill skiing
– Snowboarding
– off-road driving
– canoeing

Cordell, Betz, & Green, 2002; Kelly & Warnick, 1999

 Recreation Cont.
• Baby Boomers
(age group 40 to 55)

– Walking
– Cross-country skiing
– Fishing
– Biking
– Wildlife viewing
– Canoeing
– Power boating
– RV camping
– Horseback riding
– Hunting
Cordell, Betz, & Green, 2002;
Kelly & Warnick, 1999
 Tourism
• Introduction of Boeing 777
– 1995
– Seats 300 passengers
– 5,235 – 9,380 nautical miles
– First “fly-by-wire” airliner
– First Commercial Flight:
United Airlines from London
to Washington D.C.

777-300ER 🡪
 Destinations
Orlando Chicago

New York Las Vegas

Borcover, 1993
 Other Popular Destinations
• Nashville
• Mall of America
• Florida panhandle
• Alaska
• Albuquerque
• Sante Fe

Borcover, 1993
 Adventure Travel
• “Safe Thrills” – Antarctica to Zambia
• “Shorter Journeys” – California, Colorado,
Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Vermont

Borcover, 1993