Who founded the first travel agency in the world?

World Travel Service originated in Thomas Cook, which founded the first travel agency in the world to organize group tours and individual tours. 184 1 On July 5th, Thomas Cook organized the world's first group tour by chartered bus. The tour group consisted of 570 people, who took a bus from Leicester to Loughborough and attended the prohibition meeting at the price of 1 shilling per person, thus making Thomas Cook famous. 1865, the father-son company (also known as Tongji Long Travel Agency) was formally established. There are several opinions about the birth time of the world's first travel agency: 184 1 year. The world's first travel agency, Tongjilong Travel Agency, was established in Britain, and its founder was Thomas Cook. This is the symbol of the birth of modern tourism in the world. Thomas Cook is regarded as the pioneer of modern tourism. (Higher Education 1998, 1, Textbook for Tourism Specialty in Colleges and Universities, Ma Yong, Introduction to Tourism, p. 24) (2) 1845, Thomas Cook founded the world's first travel agency-Thomas Cook Travel Agency. (Higher Education 199 1, Version 1, Trial Textbook for Tourism Secondary Vocational and Technical School, Introduction to Tourism by Li Guangjian, 366. Thomas Cook & Sons Company was formally established, which is the first travel agency in the world. (China Forestry Press, 1, 2000, Wei Xiangdong's Introduction to Tourism, p. 36) Thomas, 1845. Cook travel agency