Travel guide for the elderly in Britain: the travel market for the elderly in Britain.

1. The elderly tourism market in Britain

There is no age limit for the elderly to travel abroad.

055-79000 Article 5 Provisions on tourist attractions:

Detailed information of elderly tourists should be collected, including personal health status, personal communication methods and emergency contact methods, and the elderly tourists should be required to sign themselves. Older tourists over 75 years old should ask adult immediate family members to sign and be accompanied by adult family members.

2. British tourism

Born in Leicester, England.

Thomas Cook, the founder of modern tourism, the first person to travel in a group, is a great man in the tourism industry and a person worthy of learning and admiration.

British traveler Thomas Cook (1808- 1892) was born in Melbourne, England. 1828 became a missionary and later became an active teetotaler. Cook organized a self-help tour in Europe to provide travel assistance and hotel accommodation services for self-help tourists.

/kloc-In the middle of the 9th century, Thomas Cook, an Englishman, founded the world's first travel agency, Thomas Cook Travel Agency, marking the birth of modern tourism.

1841July18, Thomas Cook, England rented a train to transport 570 people from Leicester to Loughborough to attend the prohibition meeting. 22 miles round trip, the tour fee is one shilling per person. Free lunch and snacks with ham, and a band singing hymns. It is considered as the beginning of modern tourism.

Since then, the names of Thomas Cook and his travel agency have become very famous in the British Isles. 1864, Thomas Cook Anpusen Company was established to fully develop tourism business. /kloc-In the second half of the 9th century, influenced by Thomas Cook's own initiative and his successful tourism career, Europe first established some organizations similar to travel agencies, making tourism a more extensive economic activity in the world. An Englishman named Thomas Cook organized a short trip to England. Therefore, Thomas Cook is recognized by the world as the originator of commercial tourism. 1845 the opening of Thomas Cook travel agency marks the birth of modern tourism.

He is the first person to develop tourism in the world. Because of him, tourism can get better and better. He is an irreplaceable figure in the tourism industry and will never be forgotten. I really want to be like him.

3. Analysis of the elderly tourism market in Britain

British pensions do not limit the nationality of recipients. As long as you register and pay enough NI national insurance, you can receive retirement pension after reaching the legal retirement age. Even if you are abroad when you retire, it will not affect the British pension.

NI national insurance payment record pension

Less than 10 0

10-35 years in proportion *

Greater than or equal to weekly 175.2 for 35 years * *

* If the NI payment record is 20 years, you can get it when you retire:

20/35* 175.2= 100. 1 1

* * 202 1 year, the statutory full pension is weekly 175.2, which will be adjusted every year according to the change of inflation and minimum wage.

Therefore, anyone who has paid NI for at least 10 years can receive a pension when he retires, but those who have paid NI for less than 10 years are not eligible to apply for a pension.

4. Analysis of British tourism market

The types of tourism resources are diverse and rich, with outstanding characteristics, large tourism scale, diverse tourism forms, strong regional reception capacity and good regional combination.

5. Characteristics of British tourism market

The prosperity of the tourism market has also promoted the development of the British aviation industry. In order to attract more tourists from China, Britain plans to increase the direct passenger flights to China by 50%, from about 100 flights per week to 150 flights per week. British Airways and travel agencies are increasingly cooperating with China Airlines. At present, direct flights between China and Britain have covered many cities in China, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Changsha, Qingdao, Xi, An 'an and Wuhan. Send China tourists to London, Manchester, Edinburgh and other British cities.

6. Overview of British tourism development

1. Financial industry.

The financial industry in Britain and the United States is one of the best in the world, and London is the most important financial center in the world, which ranks alongside new york and even surpasses new york.

2. High-end manufacturing.

For example, only five countries in the world can independently manufacture Crown aero-engines.

The first gear in the United States (GM),

British second gear (Rollo),

France (Airbus) and Russia (Electric Tsar) in the third gear.

China is the fourth gear, but the gap between the first three gears is huge.

3. Biotechnology.

For example, Dolly, the world's first cloned animal, was born in Britain.

4. Petrochemical industry

Shell Oil Company is a joint venture between Britain and the Netherlands.

Because of its small land area, Britain dominated the old world, so it gave priority to industries with large profits, low costs and little pollution in industrial development. It occupies almost all high-end industries except the information industry, which is also its confidence that it is still omnipotent in the world.

27. What is the elderly tourism market in Britain?

According to the report released by the National Bureau of Statistics in 2004, the population of Britain reached 66.8 million in the middle of the year, and the population growth rate in 2004 was only 0.5%, the lowest since 2004. Among them, about 20% are about 65 years old.

According to United Nations standards, the population aged 65 and above accounts for more than 7% of the total population, and when it reaches 14%, it is a deeply aging society.

8. British tourism consumption

Housing prices in Britain are relatively high, and people's living expenses are different, so the living expenses are different. Every year, many people go to the UK to study or emigrate to settle in the UK. Before arriving in Britain, this group of people will ask what the cost of living in Britain is. In order to give you an idea of the cost of living in Britain, although we can't give specific data, I will give you a rough figure for your reference.

What is the cost of living in Britain?

Renting a house and utilities are important parts of our daily living expenses. Usually renting a house in Britain is once every three months or once a year, depending on our financial situation. The average rent in central London is around 1000~ 1200 per month. If it is in the surrounding area, the price is relatively cheaper. International students have many accommodation options. If the economic situation is not particularly good, you can choose a school with low accommodation prices.

The above chairs cost about 8 to/kloc-0.5 pounds a day and 240 to 450 pounds a month. Of course, it will be much cheaper if you cook at home, about 100 to 150 kg a month. The traffic above is quite convenient. Of course, if your city is small, you can walk or ride a bike. In London, it costs about 60 pounds a month by bus and 75 pounds 100 by subway.

What is the cost of living in Britain?

If extra activities are carried out, it is normal to spend 100 packs a day. Usually, the monthly living expenses in non-London areas in Britain are around 8,000 to10,000 RMB. If you live in London, the monthly living expenses are about 13000 to 20000 RMB. Referring to the above data, we can intuitively feel that the living and consumption level in Britain is relatively high.