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1. From the history of tourism.

2. Tourism – advantages and disadvantages.

3. Tourist attractions.

4. The changing face of tourism.

5. Eco – tourism.

6. The tourist industry.

7. Working in tourism.

8. Travelling by air.

9. Travelling by train.

10. Hotels, motels: types and classification.

11. Hotel Organization.

12. Reception at a hotel. Receptionist's duties.

13. Travel agents.

14. Catering and hotel.

15. The Restaurant.

16. Ukraine: geographical position, climate, population and political

system.

17. Tour operators.

18. Main tourist centers of Ukraine. Places of interest in Ukraine.

19. Kyiv – the capital of Ukraine.

20. Great Britain: geographical position, climate, population and

political system.

21. London – the capital of UK.

22. The USA: geographical position, climate, population and

political system.

23. Careers in tourism.

24. Tourist promotion.

25. Everything about Great Britain.

1. From the history of tourism

Tourism probably started in Roman Times. Rich Romans wanted to visit friends and family who worked in another part of Roman world. The Romans built roads (at first these roads were for the army), and travelers stayed in small hotels next to the roads. But when the Roman Empire ended, this kind of tourism stopped. In the early 17th century, the idea of the “Grand Tour” started. Rich young English people went across the English Channel to France, and visited the most beautiful and important European cities of that time. The tour lasted two-four years, and the tourists stayed a few weeks or months in each city. They usually visited Paris, Rome, Venice and Florence; sometimes they visited cities in Spain, Portugal and Germany, too. The “Grand Tour” was an important part of education but only for the very rich. In the 18th century, tourism began to change. For Example, people started to visit towns like Bath in the UK to “take the waters”. They believed that the water in these towns was good for them. Large, expensive hotels were built in these towns. In the 19th century, travel became much easier and faster because the first railways were built in 1820s and 1830s. Traveling by sea became faster and safer when the first steamships were built and people began to travel to more distant countries. During the 20th century there was more and more tourism. People started to people had cars. Planes became large and could carry more people, so plane tickets became cheaper. In 1949, Vladimir Raitz started a company called Horison Holidays, and the package holiday was born (the company puts everything together - plane ticket, hotel room, even food). In the 1960s, many other companies started to sell package holidays from the UK to Spain, Greece and Italy. The modern tourist industry was beginning. Mass tourism is the phenomena of the 20^th century.

2. Tourism - advantages and disadvantages

Most countries in the world want more tourists to visit their towns and tourist attractions because tourism has got many advantages. Firstly, tourism gives working places to millions of people, and some people think it is the biggest industry in the world. Also tourism brings money. Tourists go shopping and spend money in hotels and restaurants. Sometimes there is a special tax for tourists. Tourists travel to different places away from home and stay there for a short time - a week or two. They travel because they want to do business, or to visit friends or family, or to have a holiday. But in the modern world, holidays are the most important kind of tourism. The tourist industry gives tourists everything they want - hotels, restaurants, shops, theatres and cinemas. Tourists need good roads, railways and buses. People living in the countries with well-developed tourism can use these facilities too. Tourism is a very important business for many countries, and it is getting bigger and bigger all the time. Some people think that tourism can be good for the environment. For example, governments often make beautiful parts of the country into national parks. But other people think that tourism is bad for the environment. The biggest problem is the number of visitors. The visitors come to beautiful places by car, boat or plane; the cars, boats and planes bring pollution (they make the air and the water dirty). The visitors also bring rubbish - bags, bottles and papers. And the most interesting fact is that people like to be tourists themselves hut they don’t want to have tourists in their native places. So when you travel to other countries be a good visitor. Don’t pollute the environment!