MODERN TOURISM Flashcards
tourism
b e c a m e o r g a n i z e d i n t h e l a t e r y e a r o f t h e
19th century
Th e f ir s t a n d m o s t f a m o u s o f travel organized
Thomas cook
Two technologi cal development s in t he earl y part of t he 19t h
century
introduction of the railway and the development of steam power
H i s f i r s t e x c u r s i o n t r a i n t r i p
b e t w e e n L e i c e s t e r a n d
Loughborough in 1841
When he
organized his first American tour?
1866
In 1874, he introduced?
Circular notes
Ameri can Express was founded by
Henry Wells and William Fargo.
Other tour companies, which appeared in Britain at this time, were?
Dean and Dawson in 1871, the polytechnic Touring Association in
1871.
photography and guide books
became popular in?
19th century
f ir s t publ i shed i n 1839 , wh i c h
became the leading guide for European countries at the end of the
century.
Baedeker
pleasure travel continued
to expand,incourage by the increasing wealth, curiosity, and outgoing
a t t i t u d e s o f t h e p e o p l e a s w e l l a s t h e i n c r e a s i n g e a s e o f s u c h
movement.
Tourism in the 20th century