| Contact Destination Vacations International | | | | 1920s. Originally, travel agencies largely catered to |
| In Continental Europe, early resorts included: Ostend, | | | | middle and upper class customers, but the post-war |
| popularized by the people of Brussels; | | | | boom in mass-market package holidays resulted in |
| Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais) and Deauville | | | | travel agencies on the main streets of most British |
| (Calvados) for the Parisians; and Heiligendamm, | | | | towns, catering to a working class clientèle, looking |
| founded in 1797, as the first seaside resort on the | | | | for a convenient way to book overseas beach |
| Baltic Sea. | | | | holidays. |
| History | | | | About Serenity Travel :They not only sold their own |
| Wealthy people have always travelled to distant | | | | tours to the public, but in addition, represented other |
| parts of the world, to see great buildings, works of | | | | tour companies. Other British pioneer travel agencies |
| art, learn new languages, experience new cultures | | | | were Dean and Dawson, the Polytechnic Touring |
| and to taste different cuisines. Long ago, at the time | | | | Association and the Co-operative Wholesale Society. |
| of the Roman Republic, places such as Baiae were | | | | The oldest travel agency in North America is Brownell |
| popular coastal resorts for the rich. The word tourism | | | | Travel; on July 4, 1887, Walter T. Brownell led ten |
| was used by 1811 and tourist by 1840. In 1936, the | | | | travelers on a European tour, setting sail from New |
| League of Nations defined foreign tourist as | | | | York on the SS Devonia. |
| "someone traveling abroad for at least twenty-four | | | | Serenity Travel Home Tourism is vital for many |
| hours". Its successor, the United Nations, amended | | | | countries, such as Australia, Egypt, Greece and |
| this definition in 1945, by including a maximum stay of | | | | Thailand, and many island nations, such as The |
| six months. | | | | Bahamas, Fiji, Maldives and the Seychelles, due to the |
| About Destination Vacations International :Sustainable | | | | large intake of money for businesses with their |
| tourism | | | | goods and services and the opportunity for |
| "Sustainable tourism is envisaged as leading to | | | | employment in the service industries associated with |
| management of all resources in such a way that | | | | tourism. These service industries include |
| economic, social and aesthetic needs can be fulfilled | | | | transportation services, such as airlines, cruise ships |
| while maintaining cultural integrity, essential ecological | | | | and taxis, hospitality services, such as |
| processes, biological diversity and life support | | | | accommodations, including hotels and resorts, and |
| systems." (World Tourism Organization) | | | | entertainment venues, such as amusement parks, |
| Destination Vacations International | | | | casinos, shopping malls, various music venues and the |
| In the United States, there are four different types | | | | theatre. |
| of agencies: Mega, Regional, Consortium and | | | | Destination Vacations International Management In |
| Independent Agencies. American Express and the | | | | the United States, there are four different types of |
| American Automobile Association (AAA) are | | | | agencies: Mega, Regional, Consortium and |
| examples of mega travel agencies. | | | | Independent Agencies. American Express and the |
| Travel agencies became more commonplace with the | | | | American Automobile Association (AAA) are |
| development of commercial aviation, starting in the | | | | examples of mega travel agencies. |