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This paper expounds the conditions and process of the formation of modern tourism.

A: Modern tourism is gradually formed with the occurrence of modern industrial revolution and the establishment of capitalist market economic system. Especially in the industrial revolution in the18th century, the workshop handicraft industry was replaced by the machine industry, which formed the socialized mass production based on the machine industry, promoted the rapid improvement of social productive forces and the rapid development of capitalist commodity production exchange, thus providing the material and technical basis, economic conditions and industrial conditions for the formation and development of modern tourism.

(1) Technical conditions for the formation of modern tourism. /kloc-the industrial revolution in the 0/8th century promoted the improvement of means of production, especially ships, trains and other means of transportation, and expanded the scale of socialized mass production and the scope of market space; The appearance and application of ships and trains powered by steam turbines provide convenient and fast traffic conditions for people to carry out purposeful, large-scale and long-distance tourism activities. It is precisely because of the technological revolution and the rapid development of transportation that important material and technical basic conditions are provided for the formation of modern tourism.

(2) The economic conditions for the formation of modern tourism. The industrial revolution also promoted the formation and development of the capitalist system. With the formation of capitalist system and the development of commodity economy, the productivity of capitalist society has been rapidly improved. The prosperity and rapid development of commodity economy has also improved people's living standards, thus creating a large number of social needs for the emergence of modern tourism. Therefore, with the rapid development of social economy and the increase of people's disposable income, with the continuous improvement of traffic conditions and the establishment of modern factory system, tourism activities have gradually become an important part of people's material and cultural life, thus providing important demand preconditions and economic conditions for the formation and development of modern tourism.

(3) Industrial conditions for the formation of modern tourism. The industrial revolution laid a material and technical foundation for the emergence of modern tourism, and the development of capitalist economy created a large number of demands for modern tourism, while the establishment of various institutions specializing in tourism services and the provision of corresponding tourism supply services marked the formation of modern tourism. In particular, in 1845, the first travel agency was established in Thomas Cook, England, providing food, accommodation, transportation, sightseeing and other tourism services, creating various professional services and organizing tourism activities, which provided an important service guarantee for the development of modern tourism. Since then, travel agencies, tourist hotels, tourism transportation and other enterprises focusing on tourism business have been established one after another, and various tourist accommodation and catering reception facilities have been continuously built and improved, gradually forming a tourism industry department focusing on providing tourism services, thus making modern tourism a commercial social and economic activity and an important part of modern social and economic activities.