A world away : the British package holiday boom, 1950-1974 / Michael John Law.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Law, Michael John, author.

Contributor:

Hiram G. Haney Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Tourism.

Tourism--Social aspects--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Package tours--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Package tours.

Tourists--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Tourists.

Tour guides (Persons)--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Tour guides (Persons).

Tourism--Social aspects.

History.

Great Britain.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 212 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2022]

Summary:

"The 1950s and 1960s were a transformative period in Britain, and an important part of this was how Britons' lives were changed when they began flying abroad for their holidays. In A World Away Michael John Law investigates how something that previously only the rich could afford became available to working-class holidaymakers. A World Away moves beyond the big players in the tourist industry and technical accounts of the airplanes used by tour operators to tell the histories of the people who were there, both tourists and tour guides, using their personal testimonies. Until now there has been uncertainty about the identity of these new tourists: some feared they were working-class intruders who might invade the pristine destinations favoured by the elite; others claimed that most were from the middle class. Using new data derived from flight accident investigations, Law explains the complex origins of these new flyers. In British society this unprecedented mobility could not go unpunished, and the new tourists were lampooned in books and newspapers aimed at the middle classes. Law shows how popular culture, movies, and music influenced the decision to travel, and what actually happened when these new holidaymakers went abroad. Law investigates the package tour industry from its mid-century origins through its inherent weaknesses, governmental interference, and unforeseen world events that contributed to its partial failure in the early 1970s. A World Away provides the definitive account of this important change in post-war British society."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction

2. Holidaymakers

3. Package Holiday Destinations

4. The Package Holiday Industry

5. Other Holidaying Options

6. Cultural Influencers and Influences

7. Consumption, Failures, and Consumer Protection

8. Holidaymakers' Experience

9. Criticism and Representations of Holidaymakers

10. Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hiram G. Haney Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Law, Michael John. World away.

ISBN:

9780228008583

0228008581

9780228009085

0228009081

OCLC:

1241729982

Publisher Number:

99989447297