The Travel and Tourism Sector

This article delves into the history, evolution, and growth of the travel and tourism sector. It discusses the first tour package by Thomas Cook, the limited access to travel in the past, and the impact of advancements in technology on the industry. The article also highlights the role of travel and tourism in economic growth.

THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM SECTOR
Introduction:
The history of the evolution of the travel and tourism sector is
recommendable. From the past several years, the industry has
experienced an overwhelming customer figure that accounted in the
profitability. This sector of any country is continuously growing
because of the modifications in the living standard of people.
Consequent to this, GDP of any nation highly appreciates the travel
and tourism industry. Thus, allowing the sector to further grow in an
effective manner
20th century: This period has observed a major development in the
travel and tourism sector. In this era, the technologies were began to
take place leading to the enhancement in the travel and tourism sector.
The means of transportation has become better, less time-consuming,
designed according to the lifestyle of the people, etc. These features
accounts in observing tremendous growth over the period. Tourists
have experiences tours to various countries in this period. The first
international tour was planned to Europe.
21st Century: With the advancements in the technology, travelling
to the various places became a simpler process. The modern-
lifestyle of the people have raised their living standards and thus,
their focus towards holiday packages. Further, the international
expansion of the market has influenced people to attend the
business meetings held in different nations. The leisure’s from the
job has made the consumers to travel more. In addition to this, the
development in the adventures such as treks, bungee jumping,
paragliding, etc. impacted on the person who loves thriller
activities
19th Century: This was the period of the beginning of the tourism
activities. The first tour package was also developed in this phase by
Thomas Cook. It may however be recognised that these services were
limited to the high-class people only. The people in this time were
living in agriculture communities which was stationary and least
interested in travelling sort of things. Mainly, pilgrimages were
planned in this time period.
Background:
The history of travel and tourism is very old. People were fond of travelling
from the ancient times. However, it may be recognised that the first tourism
package was introduced by Thomas Cook in 1841. From that time, the industry is
facing continuous improvement with the time. It may be stated that earlier,
travelling was limited to the wealthy class of society only but with advancements
in the sector, everyone can avail these services. In the middle age, the tours were
oriented for the religious places. Later, grand tours has been planned that reflects
the major evolution in the sector. In present time, there are so many kinds of
services provided by these companies depending upon the needs and demands of
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