Touristic BOOM - United States (San Francisco)

Group 3 has chosen the Beach tourism. In the period 1950-1970, the world's most visited country was the U.S.A. The beaches in this country were the main attraction in the world.

Here you have some links to help you design your triptych:

Accommodation: Here you have to show the different hotels and other types of accommodations:

(From the reading) Another invention that made travelling cheaper was the Bed and Breakfast (B&B) accommodation. Is a small lodging (allotjament) establishment that offers one night accommodation and breakfast. B&B is often private houses that have between four and eleven rooms. The B&B started in the USA in the 60s.

Hotels were very popular at that time:


Activities: 

There was a famous theme park in San Francisco called PlayLand:


As San Francisco has a beach a lot of people went there to sunbathe:

One of the main attractions was the Golden gate bridge:

Reasons:

The main reason people went to San Francisco was because of its beaches. People loved to go there to sunbathe and enjoy the weather. So it is for personal reasons mostly.

Transports:
San Francisco had a lot of tourism thank to its ports. A lot of people came by boats and cruises.
Other common transports were the bus, the car and the train:

San francisco also had a tram.

Food and beverage:

Top dished of San Francisco:




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