The history and development of

tourism

Bálint Zsuzsanna

BGF KVIFK

II. évfolyam V/1.

English for Advanced Tourism and Catering Course

20th November 2003

Tourist

Travel to a country other than that in which s/he is domiciledhas her/his usual residence

but outside his/her usual environment for a period of at least one day but not more than one year whose main purpose of visit is other than the

exercise of an activity remunerated from within the country visited

Travelling for

leisure recreation and holidays visiting friends and relatives business and professional health treatment religion other purposes

Tourism

people travelling to and staying in places a) inbound: entering a country from their

own country of origin b) outbound: leave their country of origin to

travel to another country

Overnight vis itorsTOUR ISTS

Same-day vis itorsEXCUR S IONISTS

Involved in touris m s tatis tics Not involved in touris m s tatis tics

T R A V E L E R S

Greek

travel primarily by sea pleasure travel currency exchange

was developed

Roman

excellent roads and waterways

sport gladiator fights sightseeing to Greece touring Egypt roads fell into disuse

since barbarians made it unsafe to travel

The Middle Ages

members of the ruling classes travelled to their distant estates

knights went to hunt or seek new adventure apprentices were seeking work or went to study at

famous workshops students travelled to study with famous scientists actors went from inn to inn reciting poetry pilgrims appeared as the Crusade to the Holy Land

began

The Modern Age

17th century: Grand Tours 18th century: travel for health The Industrial Revolution: accelerated the movement from rural to urban

areas

1779:Steam engine

1807: Steamship

1817: Locomotive

Thomas Cook

1841: railway excursion using chartered trains

1862: cheaper fares for crossing English Channel

1870:first round-the-world trip

The 20th century

Introduction of motor car

1958: Boeing 707 the age of air travel for

the masses arrived

Freddie Laker

1948: airlifts of food to the people of Berlin

1955: set up an air service carrying passengers and cars

1960-1965: British United Airways

1966-1982: Laker Airways

César Manrique

studied art driving force behind

the island of Lanzarote’s whole tourism development philosophy

The Future

world tourism will continue to grow fastest rates of growth will be achieved by

the countries in East Asia and the Pacific, Middle East, Asia and Africa

Thank you for coming