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 toin 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 fromwho travelled toand visited famousplaces described in the.
► 15th century: records of women travelling
alone on.
► In the19th century: women travelling in
great numbers, either as tourists with Thomas Cook or astravellers. Some went ontours before marrying (e.g. Cook's
specialtours in the 1890s). Others, not
expecting to get,
and with money and time to spare, went independently.