The UK has lots of visitor attractions. Some are natural and some are man made. Natural attractions are purpose built.
Alton Towers is and example of a man made visitor attraction.
The River Thames is the natural attraction that runs through the capital city of England, London.
An example of a cultural attraction could be The National railway Museum in York.
The West End in London is famous for its hippy markets and food stalls.
Camden Market is a well known Hippy Market in London
The area best known for theatre and musicals in London is called The West End
People visiting the UK from overseas can access the UK by rail, sea or air.
An airline that only runs during the peak holiday season and is often part of a package holiday is called a Charter airline.
Airlines that run all year round to a timetable and often fly even when not full are called Charter airlines
Ryan Air, Jet 2, EasyJet and BMI Baby are all examples of High cost airlines
Another name for Low cost airlines is Budget airlines
Scheduled airlines like British Airlines have more than one class of service on board their flights
Virgin Atlantic is an example of a charter airline.
CAA stands for Civil Aviation Authority who set standards of safety amongst the airlines
ABTA (The Travel Association) sets code of conduct and supports the train companies
Support organisations such as English Heritage have a main aim to preserve and protect the UK's culture and Heritage properties
A package holiday is made up of accommodation, transport and transfers. Extra services are called ancillaries.
Tour operators sell the package holiday that Travel Agents supply to them.
Travel Agents often get commission paid from the Tour operators for selling the Tour Operators products ( package holidays)
Travel agents main aim is to sell the products that their suppliers ( airlines, tour operators and accommodation) provide.
When booking a holiday customers can not book independently on line.
An e-agent is a person who is classed as an expert at booking holidays and often works from home.
Lastminute.com, Expedia and Lowcostholidays.com are all examples of e-agents ( or web based travel agents)
Home workers are travel agents who work from home choosing which hours they wish to work by logging into their computer and having enquiries forwarded to them.
Butlins and Haven are examples of Domestic Tour operators
