ANSWERS ACTIVITY 187

ANSWERS ACTIVITY 187

THOMAS COOK

	Thomas Cook (1808-1892), travel agent, inventor of the package
	tour and father of the modern tourist industry.
	Mr. Cook organised his first package holiday in
	when he chartered a for 570 people going to a
	festival.

He then organised tours to and to resorts. The first

record of one of his package tours abroad is of a trip to , France and

in about 1855.

LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) was a writer and
. She went off to in 1716,
and later to Italy, where she lived for 22 years.

LADY HESTER STANHOPE

	Lady Hester Stanhope (1776-1839) was a niece of a Prime
	Minister and traveller. She spent 29 years living in the Middle
	East, calling herself ' of the '.

FACTS ABOUT EARLY WOMEN TRAVELLERS IN EUROPE

► 1st example: 4th century abbess from who travelled to

and visited famous places described in the .

► 15th century: records of women travelling alone on .

► In the 19th century: women travelling in great numbers, either

as tourists with Thomas Cook or as travellers. Some went on

tours before marrying (e.g. Cook's special tours

in the 1890s). Others, not expecting to get , and with money and

time to spare, went independently.