Late 20th century Tourism in the United States



the douglas dc-4 1 of first airliners in united states used commercial flights.


the revolution of air travel between 1945 , 1969 contributed tourism in united states. in quarter century, commercial aviation evolved 28-passenger airliners flying @ less 200 mph (320 km/h) 150-passenger jetliners cruising continents @ 600 mph (970 km/h). during time, air travel in evolved novelty routine business travelers , vacationers alike. rapid developments in aviation technology, economic prosperity in united states , demand air travel contributed beginnings of commercial aviation in us.


during first 4 decades of twentieth century, long-haul journeys between large american cities accomplished using trains. 1950s, air travel part of everyday life many americans. tourism industry in experienced exponential growth tourists travel anywhere fast, reliable , routine system. some, vacation in hawaii more frequent pleasure. air travel changed family vacations major league baseball, had steam-powered trains in nineteenth , twentieth centuries.


by end of twentieth century, tourism had grown throughout world. world tourism organisation (wto, 1998) recorded that, in 1950, arrivals of tourists abroad, excluding same-day visits, numbered 25.2 million. 1997, figure 612.8 million. in 1950 receipts international movements us$2.1 billion, in 1997 $443.7 billion.








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