The effects of tourism since the 1960s have been incredible. For example:
Mediterranean: - today they have 100 million tourists but in 2025 it can be 760 million. In Spain, France, Italy and most of Greece – Mediterranean dirtiest sea.
Alps: - cable cars have climbed ever higher. There are 15000 cable cars systems and 40000 km of ski – runs.
American national parks: - in 1981 there was 8 – year waiting list to go rafting down the Grand Canyon’s Colorado river, so now there is lottery once a year to select the lucky travellers.
Venice: - on one hot, historic day in 1987, the crowds were so great that the city had to be closed to all visitors.
The ruins of Petra: The ruins of Petra were discovered in 1810 by a Swiss explorer, and a recent report has just concluded that they are in grave danger of being destroyed by the unstoppable march of tourism. More than 4000 tourists a day tramp thought Petra´s rocky tombs. It is not just Petra that is under threat of destruction. More than 600 million tourists a year now travel the globe, and vast numbers of them want to visit the worlds most treasured sites: the Parthenon, the Taj Mahal, Stonehenge …
History: The Romans probably started it with their holiday villas in the Bay of Naples. In the 19th century, the education of the rich and privileged few was not complete without Grand Tour of Europe´s cultural sites.
- first package tour : 1845 – be Thomas Cook for ordinary people
- by 1939 one million people were travelling abroad for holidays each year
In the last three decades of the 20th century the number of tourist extremely grow up.
Future: Many of the great cities of Europe, such as Prague, Rome and Warszawa are finding that their historic centres are fast becoming theme parks.
- Tourists Ghettos, filed with clicking cameras.
Travelling and forms of transport:
Every day hundreds of people travel from one place to another, they travel to work, to school, or on business. Many people travel for pleasure and travelling has recently become one of the most popular hobbies.
Travelling is also an interesting way of spending holidays. In ever season of the year the airports, railway stations, seaports and bus stops are full of people travelling for long or short distance. When people choose to travel by plane, they usually go or telephone to the airlines or travel agency to get information about flights as well as about reservations and cost of air tickets. It is also usual to confirm the flights at least a week before travelling.
Travelling by train is the most common form of transport. In our country trains are used daily by many people to and from work or school. Fast trains such thought trains are more comfortable for longer distances. They do not stop at every station. There is also a sleeping car and dining car. Coaches are buses for long distance travelling.
They are fast, comfortable and the prices of tickets are quiet reasonable. In our country many people prefer coaches to train. Many people consider car the most comfortable means of transport and seeing places. Others think it is just a necessarily because it is quicker than public transport. But for many people motoring is a pleasure. They enjoy driving a car at a high speed and do not think of the dangers of fast driving.
Many young people of all countries of the world like travelling by bike. Some go to school by bike, other prefer cycling as a sport or o hobby. In recent years many young people go for holidays trips by bike which is healthy and exciting. This type of travelling depends much on weather and therefore summer is the best season for cycling tours.
I think that many people start to travel by plane. Because it is faster and we save time. But many people have car, and in Slovakia we must build speedways. Because we can save time.