What are 5 reasons for the growth of the tourism industry in the past 50 years?

1 more competition, which leads to no 2
2 cheaper airfares
3 prospering economies have people with more money to spend on luxuries
4 modern living is more stressfull, people work longer and more stress = vacation!
5 everythings cheaper which affects companies overheads.
Social/Economic Changes in Technology Product Development

Increase in car ownership

Increase in leisure time:

• holiday entitlement

• shorter working week

• early retirement with pensions

• ageing population

Greater wealth:

• larger incomes

• less children

• Two wage-earner families

Motorways

Jet aircraft

Computer reservation systems

internet on-line booking

Package holidays

Theme Parks

Activity holidays

Weekend breaks

Ecotourism