The activities of Thomas Cook and their impact on tourism

The "Father of Tourism" in modern times - Thomas. Thomas Cook, Thomas. Cook's contributions to the tourism industry mainly include:

①Created modern tourism;

②Promoted the socialization of tourism;

③The world's The first dedicated travel agent.

From Thomas. Cook began to organize tourism activities, and the process from founding a travel agency to hiring tour guides was a process of professionalization of tour guides. Thomas. Cook's main deeds include (arranged in chronological order):

Born in England on December 12, 1808.

On July 5, 1841, a chartered train was used to organize 570 people from Leicester to Loughborough to attend the temperance meeting. The round-trip fare was one shilling. He pioneered cheap group travel, which is recognized as the world's first commercial tourism activity in modern times, marking the beginning of modern tourism.

Between 1842 and 1844, at the request of the Midland Railway Company and the Temperance Congress, railway tours were organized for members of the Temperance Society and school children during holidays or weekends. Personally escorted every time.

In 1845, Thomas Cook Travel Agency, the world's first commercial travel agency, was founded in England and began to specialize in travel agency business. Its service purpose is to "serve all traveling public" . In the same year, in order to organize sightseeing tours to Liverpool, he compiled and published the "Liverpool Travel Guide" and set up a special tourist guide.

In 1846, he organized the first tour group led by a tour guide, taking 350 people to travel to Scotland by train and ship, and distributed a travel schedule to each member of the team. This was the first tour group in the world. A tourist activity with commercial guided tours.

In 1851, he founded the truly named "Thomas Cook & Son" travel agency, which later expanded its branches to 68 countries.

In 1862, the "all-inclusive" tourism business, which covered all personal travel expenses, was launched.

In 1863, he organized the first international tour group to travel to Switzerland. During the same period, he invented the Travelers Check, which was later continued to be used by American Express and was issued in large quantities from 1882.

In 1872, he successfully organized a round-the-world tour for 9 people, making Thomas. Cook and Sons has since become famous and has become a reputable travel agency in the world.

After the First World War from 1914 to 1918, "Thomas Cook & Sons Travel Agency" merged with the "International Train and Travel Company" to become the world's leading large travel agency.