Chapter 8 - Lecture Summary Flashcards

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Thomas Cook

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Pioneered organized tours, revolutionized tourism.

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Cunard Line (Samuel Cunard)

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Innovator of luxury transatlantic cruises.

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Grand Tour

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Aristocratic European travel tradition in the 17th–19th centuries.

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Transatlantic Cruises

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E.g., Titanic, a symbol of luxury travel.

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Air Travel Evolution

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From Pan Am Clippers to the Boeing 747 revolutionizing aviation.

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Titanic Disaster (1912)

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Demonstrated the luxury and risks of early travel.

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Post-WWII Travel Boom

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Enabled by jet technology and deregulation of airfares.

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COVID-19 Pandemic

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Exposed vulnerabilities in global cruise and tourism industries

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