What contribution has Thomas Cook made to the development of modern tourism?

1, creating a modern tourism industry.

18415 July, Thomas Cook chartered a train to transport as many as 570 demonstrators from Leicester, central England, to Labafleur for the prohibition meeting. This activity occupies an important position in the history of tourism development, and this activity organized by Thomas Cook is recognized as the first commercial tourism activity in the world.

2. Promote the socialization of tourism.

1855, Cook organized a group tour from Leicester, England to Paris, France to visit the second World Expo. The tour stays in Paris for four days, and the whole journey is a one-time package, including accommodation and round trip to Paris, totaling 36 shillings. At that time (1August 6, 855), The Manchester Guardian called this move "a pioneering work in the history of railway tourism".

3. The world's first full-time travel agency

1845, Thomas Cook gave up his job as a carpenter and started to engage in a commercial travel agency, becoming the first full-time travel agency agent in the world. In the summer of the same year, he organized a real group entertainment trip and compiled and distributed a guide-Liverpool Guide, which is the first guide in the world.

Extended information1841On July 5th, Thomas Cook chartered a train to transport as many as 570 demonstrators from Leicester, central England, to Labafleur to attend the prohibition meeting. Round trip 1 1 mile, the group charges one shilling per person, free lunch and snacks with ham, followed by a band singing hymns.

This activity occupies an important position in the history of tourism development. This activity organized by Thomas Cook is considered as the first commercial tourism activity in the world. Therefore, he himself became the founder of the travel agency business. It is the first group tour organized by train and the beginning of modern tourism activities.

1845, Thomas Cook gave up his job as a carpenter and started to engage in a commercial travel agency, becoming the first full-time travel agency agent in the world. In the summer of the same year, he organized a real group entertainment trip for the first time for business interests. This group tour is a stopover in several places on the way from Leicester, and the final destination is Liverpool, a port city in western England. The whole journey lasted for a week, with 350 participants, and a travel guide, the Liverpool Handbook, was compiled and distributed to tourists, which is the first travel guide in the world.

At that time, people's demand for traveling abroad was mature, and Thomas Cook's previous success in organizing tourism activities brought him fame, so once the poster notice about organizing this group tour was released, the applicants were very enthusiastic. In order to ensure the success of the team trip, Thomas Cook had to decide to keep the team size within 350 people. When many people come to sign up, they can't do it because the quota is full. Among those who have already booked, some even took the opportunity to resell the places at high prices. This kind of tourism organization has the characteristics of modern package tour, embodies the basic characteristics of modern travel agencies and creates the basic mode of travel agency business.

References:

Thomas Cook-Baidu encyclopedia