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World Tourism Organization (WTO) - The activities of people traveling to places outside their usual environment for leisure, business, or other purposes for not more than one consecutive year.

Main Sectors of the Travel and Tourism Industry

Lodging

Food and Beverage

Transportation

Three Main Elements of Travel and Tourism

Visitor activity

Transportation

Accommodation

Thomas Cook - known for organizing the first excursion train in 1841

Caravansaries and inns - accommodations date back to antiquity in the Middle East and Orient

Ecotourism involves responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, sustains the well-being of the local people, and involves interpretation and education.

Cultural tourism focuses on experiencing the culture of a region or country, including its lifestyle, traditions, arts, and architecture.

638 million - Americans traveled by air in 2000 after deregulation

Impact of airline travel deregulation in (1978) - allowed airlines to set their own routes and prices, increasing travel among Americans

Solid state electronics, satellite communications, and global positioning systems - innovations have improved airplane navigation

2003 - Concorde make its last flight

The Concorde developed by the British and French governments to make transatlantic flights at the speed of sound.

1960s - improvements in aircraft efficiency and noise reduction.

1950s - civil air jets were developed, with the Boeing 707 being the first passenger jet

$50 each way - was the fare for the trip from Key West to Havana

1 hour 10 minutes - trip from Key West to Havana take

January 16, 1928 - Pan Am fly the first passengers on the same route as the international mail route

From Key West, Florida, to Havana, Cuba - first international mail route flown by Pan American Airways

Wright brothers' plane differ from previous attempts to fly? It was a powered and controlled aircraft.