Theme 4 c 2 - The development of mass tourism

Question 1

By 1925 how many working-class people had access to paid holiday and bank holiday?

Answer 1

1.5 million

Question 2

What reasons were given for football hooliganism?

Answer 2

• Most of the crowd were of the working class who lived in poverty and so they were reflecting their culture. (However, it was during this era that this classes prosperity increased)
• The elderly, wealthy could spend their money doing other things eg. gardening, holidays and so they did not act as restraining influences.

Question 3

Tourism for the wealthy

What holiday activity became popular for the wealthy classes?

Answer 3

Sailing. At the coast or inland areas like Norfolk Boards.

Question 4

Give an example of an inland sailing spot for the wealthy

Answer 4

Norfolk Broads.

Question 5

Travelling abroad wasn’t common however if a wealthy Briton were to go for a holiday abroad where would they go?

Answer 5

go to exclusive locatinos like the French Riviera or for tours of art gallaries and museums in Italy and Greece.

Question 6

Give an example of a German-produced guidebook for wealthy travellers

Answer 6

Baedeckers concentrated on the most expensive hotels, art and cultural pursuits and gave advice on how much to tip staff.

Question 7

In 1936 how many passengers did coaches transport to rural parts of Britain?

Answer 7

82 million.

Question 8

By 1939 how many cars were there on the road?

Answer 8

2 million

Question 9

What were some popular holiday destinations in the 1930s?

Answer 9

Scotland, the Lake District and North Wales.

For caravanners, campers and hikers.

72,000 a year to the lake district.

Question 10

During the 1930s the opening of an organisation helped to make hiking holidays cheaper, what was this organisation?

Answer 10

Youth Hostel Association which offered dormitory rooms and breakfast.

Question 11

What publication made the grew the attraction of the Lake District in the 1930s?

Answer 11

1932-6 - Arthur Ransomes swallows and amazons.

Question 12

Give an example of a popular cultural and historical location for holidays in the 1930s

Answer 12

Stratford-upon-Avon for the annual Shakspeare Festival and Hampton Court Palace.

Question 13

Why was Stanford-upon-Avon a popular tourist destination in the 1930s?

Answer 13

Annual Shakspeare Festival and Hampton Court Palace.

Question 14

What was a cheaper alternative to hotels in the 1930s?

Answer 14

Boarding houses

Question 15

By the 1920s how many boarding houses were there in Blackpool?

Answer 15

4,000 with families returning year after year to the same establishment.

Question 16

Why was there a decrease in the popularity of Boarding Houses?

Answer 16

• The disposible income of holidaymakers increased.
• In boarding houses they were not given keys to their own rooms and couldn’t be out after certain hours.
• Some landladies were considered overbearing.

Question 17

In the 1920s where were the main holiday destinations for working-class families?

Answer 17

Blackpool, Bridlington, Weston-Super-Mare, Morecambe Sands and Southend.

Question 18

Who was Billy Butlin?

Answer 18

A businessman who imported the idea of a holiday camp from Canada. First built at the Skegness in 1936.

Promising ‘A weeks holiday for a weeks wages’.

Offering a cheap holiday with Chalet accommodation with activities and entertainment in every weather, with 3 meals a day.

Question 19

Where was the first Butlins holiday camp?

Answer 19

Skegness in 1936

Question 20

How many visitors went to the Butlins Skegness and Clacton camps per year?

Answer 20

In 1939 - 100,000

There was 8 by the 1960s.

Question 21

How did Butlin try to save his company after people started to travel abroad more often?

What effect did this have?

Answer 21

Tried to market it at teenagers and young adults who had more disposible incomes.

This was a disaster through the Tabloid stories of vandalism, drinking, teenage sex and antisocial behaviour caused damage to Butlin’s family-friendly reputation.

Question 22

How did customer service change over the 1960s-70s?

Answer 22

Sevice became more personalised. As hotels offered more chocies of menus and developed their leisure facilities

Question 23

By the 1960s what change helped more families go on holidays?

Answer 23

Almost all businesses in Britain offered at least a fortnight’s annual leave to employees.

Question 24

During the 60s what two areas become popular holiday resorts?

Answer 24

Spain and portugal beachfronts

Question 25

What proportion of all holidays was to the Mediterranean in 1968 compared to 1971?

Answer 25

4% in 1968

7% in 1971

Question 26

What did the government do that limited the scope of holidaymaking in the 1960s?

Answer 26

Couldn’t take more than £50 out of the country per year.

This changed to £25 per trip and caused a boom in holiday travel.

Question 27

How many people went on holiday in 1971?

How did this change a decade later?

Answer 27

1971 - 4 million holidays abroad.

1980s - 13 million

Question 28

Give an example of a popular high-rise holiday resort

Answer 28

Benidorm Bay in Spain

Question 29

What are two examples of new forms of tourism during the 60s/70s?

Answer 29

• Caravanning
• The ‘Hippy Trail’

Question 30

In 1934 how many models of the caravan were available to the buying public?

Answer 30

90 models

Question 31

What proportion of all holidays were caravan holidays in the 1960s?

Answer 31

20%

Question 32

What was the hippy trail?

Answer 32

A route to Nepal and India of the 1960s. Seen as overt materialism.

Few people went on it in comparison to package holidays but it showed a shift in attitudes.

Question 33

What fraction of working families could afford to travel aboard?

Answer 33

1/5

Question 34

By 1965 what proportion of working adults had 2-3 weeks paid holiday a year?

Answer 34

60%

With 25% having no paid holiday entitlement.

Question 35

How did the number of people going on holiday change over the years 1951-1972?

Answer 35

1951 - 1.5 million

1972 - 8.5 million

This declined again from 1973 due to a rise in prices.