The Travel Industry: From Train to Tweet in 171 years

FROM TRAIN TO TWEET IN 171 YEARS TECHNOLOGY IN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY The first modern travel company was THOMAS COOK who organised a train journey for 540 campaigners to attend a rally in Loughborough. Food and travel was provided at the cost of one shilling and Cook was given a share of the procedes making it the first true travel agency excursion. The success of the venture heralded expansion across the globe, 1841 THE RELEASE OF THE MODEL T FORD TORD MOTOR 1908 Co. DETROIT, • MICH.- AS THE FIRST MASS-PRODUCED VEHICLE MARKETED TO THE MIDDLE CLASSES, THE MODEL T FORD DEBUTED IN 1908 AND HELPED FAMILIES AND FRIENDS ALIKE EXPLORE PREVIOUSLY UNREACHABLE LOCALES, DESPITE ITS RELATIVELY LOW TOP SPEED OF AROUND 40MPH. 1946 Automated Booking System In 1946, American Airlines installed the first automated booking system, the experimental electromechanical Reservisor AIR MAIL 1958 958 The arrival of the Boeng 707 in 1958 heralded a new era in passenger auiation. THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH SPEED TRAINS 1970 THE ADVANCED PASSENGER TRAIN WAS DEVELOPED BY BRITISH RAIL IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES AND HAD A TOP SPEED OF 155 MPH (249 KM/H). Teletext 193 Feb16 20:20:34 TELETEXT HOLIDAYS With its fresh format, Te le tex t broadcast a range of holidays across hundreds of pages that were up-to-da te and competitively priced. Package holidays were particularly popular. LAST MINUTE DEALS online booking 1996 IBM The first websites that allowed consumers to reserve, book and purchas e tickets witho ut the need for a travel agent appeared and chang ed the industry forever. Book Now 50% OF BLOG READERS READ 2012 TRAVEL BLOGS 70% SOCIAL MEDIA OF CONSUMERS TRUST ONLINE ADVICE 64% OF PEOPLE 50M PLAN HOLIDAYS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA REVIEWS ON TRIPADVISOR FROM TRAIN TO TWEET IN 171 YEARS TECHNOLOGY IN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY The first modern travel company was THOMAS COOK who organised a train journey for 540 campaigners to attend a rally in Loughborough. Food and travel was provided at the cost of one shilling and Cook was given a share of the procedes making it the first true travel agency excursion. The success of the venture heralded expansion across the globe, 1841 THE RELEASE OF THE MODEL T FORD TORD MOTOR 1908 Co. DETROIT, • MICH.- AS THE FIRST MASS-PRODUCED VEHICLE MARKETED TO THE MIDDLE CLASSES, THE MODEL T FORD DEBUTED IN 1908 AND HELPED FAMILIES AND FRIENDS ALIKE EXPLORE PREVIOUSLY UNREACHABLE LOCALES, DESPITE ITS RELATIVELY LOW TOP SPEED OF AROUND 40MPH. 1946 Automated Booking System In 1946, American Airlines installed the first automated booking system, the experimental electromechanical Reservisor AIR MAIL 1958 958 The arrival of the Boeng 707 in 1958 heralded a new era in passenger auiation. THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH SPEED TRAINS 1970 THE ADVANCED PASSENGER TRAIN WAS DEVELOPED BY BRITISH RAIL IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES AND HAD A TOP SPEED OF 155 MPH (249 KM/H). Teletext 193 Feb16 20:20:34 TELETEXT HOLIDAYS With its fresh format, Te le tex t broadcast a range of holidays across hundreds of pages that were up-to-da te and competitively priced. Package holidays were particularly popular. LAST MIПUTE ОEALS online booking 1996 IBM The first websites that allowed consumers to reserve, book and purchas e tickets witho ut the need for a travel agent appeared and chang ed the industry forever. Book Now 50% OF BLOG READERS READ 2012 TRAVEL BLOGS 70% SOCIAL MEDIA OF CONSUMERS TRUST ONLINE ADVICE 64% OF PEOPLE 50M PLAN HOLIDAYS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA REVIEWS ON TRIPADVISOR FROM TRAIN TO TWEET IN 171 YEARS TECHNOLOGY IN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY The first modern travel company was THOMAS COOK who organised a train journey for 540 campaigners to attend a rally in Loughborough. Food and travel was provided at the cost of one shilling and Cook was given a share of the procedes making it the first true travel agency excursion. The success of the venture heralded expansion across the globe, 1841 THE RELEASE OF THE MODEL T FORD TORD MOTOR 1908 Co. DETROIT, • MICH.- AS THE FIRST MASS-PRODUCED VEHICLE MARKETED TO THE MIDDLE CLASSES, THE MODEL T FORD DEBUTED IN 1908 AND HELPED FAMILIES AND FRIENDS ALIKE EXPLORE PREVIOUSLY UNREACHABLE LOCALES, DESPITE ITS RELATIVELY LOW TOP SPEED OF AROUND 40MPH. 1946 Automated Booking System In 1946, American Airlines installed the first automated booking system, the experimental electromechanical Reservisor AIR MAIL 1958 958 The arrival of the Boeng 707 in 1958 heralded a new era in passenger auiation. THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH SPEED TRAINS 1970 THE ADVANCED PASSENGER TRAIN WAS DEVELOPED BY BRITISH RAIL IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES AND HAD A TOP SPEED OF 155 MPH (249 KM/H). Teletext 193 Feb16 20:20:34 TELETEXT HOLIDAYS With its fresh format, Te le tex t broadcast a range of holidays across hundreds of pages that were up-to-da te and competitively priced. Package holidays were particularly popular. LAST MIПUTE ОEALS online booking 1996 IBM The first websites that allowed consumers to reserve, book and purchas e tickets witho ut the need for a travel agent appeared and chang ed the industry forever. Book Now 50% OF BLOG READERS READ 2012 TRAVEL BLOGS 70% SOCIAL MEDIA OF CONSUMERS TRUST ONLINE ADVICE 64% OF PEOPLE 50M PLAN HOLIDAYS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA REVIEWS ON TRIPADVISOR FROM TRAIN TO TWEET IN 171 YEARS TECHNOLOGY IN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY The first modern travel company was THOMAS COOK who organised a train journey for 540 campaigners to attend a rally in Loughborough. Food and travel was provided at the cost of one shilling and Cook was given a share of the procedes making it the first true travel agency excursion. The success of the venture heralded expansion across the globe, 1841 THE RELEASE OF THE MODEL T FORD TORD MOTOR 1908 Co. DETROIT, • MICH.- AS THE FIRST MASS-PRODUCED VEHICLE MARKETED TO THE MIDDLE CLASSES, THE MODEL T FORD DEBUTED IN 1908 AND HELPED FAMILIES AND FRIENDS ALIKE EXPLORE PREVIOUSLY UNREACHABLE LOCALES, DESPITE ITS RELATIVELY LOW TOP SPEED OF AROUND 40MPH. 1946 Automated Booking System In 1946, American Airlines installed the first automated booking system, the experimental electromechanical Reservisor AIR MAIL 1958 958 The arrival of the Boeng 707 in 1958 heralded a new era in passenger auiation. THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH SPEED TRAINS 1970 THE ADVANCED PASSENGER TRAIN WAS DEVELOPED BY BRITISH RAIL IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES AND HAD A TOP SPEED OF 155 MPH (249 KM/H). Teletext 193 Feb16 20:20:34 TELETEXT HOLIDAYS With its fresh format, Te le tex t broadcast a range of holidays across hundreds of pages that were up-to-da te and competitively priced. Package holidays were particularly popular. LAST MIПUTE ОEALS online booking 1996 IBM The first websites that allowed consumers to reserve, book and purchas e tickets witho ut the need for a travel agent appeared and chang ed the industry forever. Book Now 50% OF BLOG READERS READ 2012 TRAVEL BLOGS 70% SOCIAL MEDIA OF CONSUMERS TRUST ONLINE ADVICE 64% OF PEOPLE 50M PLAN HOLIDAYS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA REVIEWS ON TRIPADVISOR FROM TRAIN TO TWEET IN 171 YEARS TECHNOLOGY IN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY The first modern travel company was THOMAS COOK who organised a train journey for 540 campaigners to attend a rally in Loughborough. Food and travel was provided at the cost of one shilling and Cook was given a share of the procedes making it the first true travel agency excursion. The success of the venture heralded expansion across the globe, 1841 THE RELEASE OF THE MODEL T FORD TORD MOTOR 1908 Co. DETROIT, • MICH.- AS THE FIRST MASS-PRODUCED VEHICLE MARKETED TO THE MIDDLE CLASSES, THE MODEL T FORD DEBUTED IN 1908 AND HELPED FAMILIES AND FRIENDS ALIKE EXPLORE PREVIOUSLY UNREACHABLE LOCALES, DESPITE ITS RELATIVELY LOW TOP SPEED OF AROUND 40MPH. 1946 Automated Booking System In 1946, American Airlines installed the first automated booking system, the experimental electromechanical Reservisor AIR MAIL 1958 958 The arrival of the Boeng 707 in 1958 heralded a new era in passenger auiation. THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH SPEED TRAINS 1970 THE ADVANCED PASSENGER TRAIN WAS DEVELOPED BY BRITISH RAIL IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES AND HAD A TOP SPEED OF 155 MPH (249 KM/H). Teletext 193 Feb16 20:20:34 TELETEXT HOLIDAYS With its fresh format, Te le tex t broadcast a range of holidays across hundreds of pages that were up-to-da te and competitively priced. Package holidays were particularly popular. LAST MIПUTE ОEALS online booking 1996 IBM The first websites that allowed consumers to reserve, book and purchas e tickets witho ut the need for a travel agent appeared and chang ed the industry forever. Book Now 50% OF BLOG READERS READ 2012 TRAVEL BLOGS 70% SOCIAL MEDIA OF CONSUMERS TRUST ONLINE ADVICE 64% OF PEOPLE 50M PLAN HOLIDAYS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA REVIEWS ON TRIPADVISOR FROM TRAIN TO TWEET IN 171 YEARS TECHNOLOGY IN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY The first modern travel company was THOMAS COOK who organised a train journey for 540 campaigners to attend a rally in Loughborough. Food and travel was provided at the cost of one shilling and Cook was given a share of the procedes making it the first true travel agency excursion. The success of the venture heralded expansion across the globe, 1841 THE RELEASE OF THE MODEL T FORD TORD MOTOR 1908 Co. DETROIT, • MICH.- AS THE FIRST MASS-PRODUCED VEHICLE MARKETED TO THE MIDDLE CLASSES, THE MODEL T FORD DEBUTED IN 1908 AND HELPED FAMILIES AND FRIENDS ALIKE EXPLORE PREVIOUSLY UNREACHABLE LOCALES, DESPITE ITS RELATIVELY LOW TOP SPEED OF AROUND 40MPH. 1946 Automated Booking System In 1946, American Airlines installed the first automated booking system, the experimental electromechanical Reservisor AIR MAIL 1958 958 The arrival of the Boeng 707 in 1958 heralded a new era in passenger auiation. THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH SPEED TRAINS 1970 THE ADVANCED PASSENGER TRAIN WAS DEVELOPED BY BRITISH RAIL IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES AND HAD A TOP SPEED OF 155 MPH (249 KM/H). Teletext 193 Feb16 20:20:34 TELETEXT HOLIDAYS With its fresh format, Te le tex t broadcast a range of holidays across hundreds of pages that were up-to-da te and competitively priced. Package holidays were particularly popular. LAST MIПUTE ОEALS online booking 1996 IBM The first websites that allowed consumers to reserve, book and purchas e tickets witho ut the need for a travel agent appeared and chang ed the industry forever. Book Now 50% OF BLOG READERS READ 2012 TRAVEL BLOGS 70% SOCIAL MEDIA OF CONSUMERS TRUST ONLINE ADVICE 64% OF PEOPLE 50M PLAN HOLIDAYS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA REVIEWS ON TRIPADVISOR