6.3 Air travel developments

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  • Air travel
    • Foreign destinations
      • Travel companies offered package holidays
      • 'Pontinental holidays' - Pontins offered all-inclusive holidays in (e.g) Spain
      • Mediterranean became more affordable due to Cheaper Air travel
      • 1979 - 10 million took a holiday abroad (Mass tourism)
    • Cheaper airfares and more destinations
      • 1979 Laker Airways - 'no frills' air service and cheap flights to the USA
        • Bankruot 1982 - replaced by low-budget airlines: easyJet 1995
      • 1980s - Places outside of Europe became cheaper
      • More people began holidaying abroad
    • Impact of Package holidays
      • Foreign cooking at home and restaurants
      • Change in clothing
      • UK resorts forced to adapt
      • Spanish resorts offered pubs and fish and chip shops
  • Traditional resorts
    • Seaside resorts
      • Built large leisure complexes with indoor beaches e.g Swansea leisure centre
      • Attempted to clean up the enviroment  - Blue Flag scheme
    • Holiday camps
      • 1980s Butlins developed 'themed worlds' - 1987 Skegness
      • Versions focuising on outdoor activites e.g Center Parcs 1987
    • National Parks
      • Used Adverts to attract visitors

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