THE NEW EUROPE

CHAPTER 6

INTERNATIONAL

TRAVEL

OBJECTIVES:

• Describe and evaluate the development of the European Union

• Discuss the impact of the European Union• Identify and describe the variety of

destinations and itineraries in Europe

Europe Unification

• After WWII• Efforts started around 1952• 1957 Treaty of Rome established

the European Economic Community (EEC)

• Based on Free Trade within Western Europe

• Union expanded over the next decades

The European Union

• The countries realized that working together they all made more money and their economies grew

• EEC leaders met in Maastricht,Netherlands and established the Masstricht Treaty setting up the European Union with common security, common policies, and common immigration policies

• Brussels was at the center and became the “capital”

Goals of the European Union

• Break down political and economic barriers

• Create one inner market for labor, business, goods, and monetary funds

• Make it where labor, business, goods, money could move from one country to another

• Establish one common language and one monetary unit for all countries

European Union

Financial Concerns

• Exchange rates could cost you lots of money when traveling from one country to another because of changing money

• The EURO dollar would keep you from having to convert your funds to that of the country you were going into

• International borders will effectively disappear-free travel like the U.S. states

Travel Procedures

• If you travel into any EU country• Customs checks would be done only once• No country-to-country customs• No immigration procedures from country-

to-country• One standard visa for all the EU countries• One immigration control for all countries

Travel Competition

• Airfares are becoming more competitive• Some have been cut in half• Government control has relaxed• Carriers in the EU have been able to set their own

rates within the EU• Some countries are turning their airlines over to

private firms-forming corporations• The all are trying to establish that no one country

will have a monopoly on trade or air service

Rail Travel

• Trains allow the traveler to be more relaxed, see more of the country side

• Among Europeans, train travel is a way of life-to school, to work, visiting friends, family-often the first choice of travel

• Many times trains are very crowded • Many routs are faster than planes

European Rail Pass

• Most flexible and economical way to travel in Europe

• Europe has 10,000 miles of tracks• Trains go everywhere• Some trains are slow, others are high speed• 11 different types of rail passes• Many provide unlimited travel

Eurailpass and the Europass

• Eurailpass: most popular, offers unlimited rail travel within seventeen countries, has free bus, ferry and steamer transportation for journeys on the rivers, lakes, highways

• Europass: offers unlimited rail within five countries, 3 countries for 5-7 days, 4 countries for 3-10 days, 5 countries for 11-15 days, has same bus, ferry and steamer bonus

BritRail Pass

• Great Britain does not participate in the Eurailpass or the Europass program

• Britrail Pass must be purchased if traveling within Great Britain, ferries cost extra

The Channel Tunnel

• Called the Eurotunnel or the Chunnel• 31-miles long• Connects England and France• Goes under the English Channel• Eurostar is high seed train going through

Chunnel-186 MPH• Jointly owned by France and England and

Belgium

Le Shuttle

• ½ hour train service between Calais, France and Fokeston, Great Britain

• Transports vehicles and their passengers• Vehicles can be bus, car, RVs, bicycles,

motorcycles, van, motor coach• Traveler must stay with vehicle• Carries 180 vehicles every 20 minutes

Major Destinations

• The Mediterranean: 300 days of sunshine a year, historic places, beautiful waters, art, architecture,

• The Riviera: from Toulon, France to La Spezia Italy, Europe’s most visited bathing places, fishing, colorful towns, French Riviera, Italian Riviera, Spanish Riviera,

• Morocco: in the Atlas Mountains

Major Destinations

• Greece: Mainland and islands, ancient civilization, ruins, Acropolis, Parthenon, Isle of Crete,

• Turkey: Kusadasi, Temple of Artemis, Constantinople, Istanbul,

• Israel: Jerusalem, Holy Land, religious tours, Damascus, Wailing wall, Bethlehem

The Orient Express

• Rail service started in 1883• Was the fastest and most

luxurious route between Europe and the East-for wealthy

• Popular for secret agents Spies’ Train

• Dismantled during WWII• Now back in service, crosses

Europe from East to west with many great stopping points

Outstanding Cities

London

Milan Venice

Rome

Famous Waterways

• The Rhine River: flows from southeast Switzerland in the Alps mountains to the North Sea in the Netherlands, natural border between France and Germany, pristine mountains, romantic cities, thousands of years of history

Famous Waterways

• The Danube: river cruises, Second longest river in Europe, after the Volga River, 1,800 miles long, begins in the Black Forest of Germany, goes through Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania and into the Black Sea, terraced vineyards, castles, river towns, steep slopes, Budapest

Northern Europe

• Known as Scandinavia• Like traveling back in time,

Vikings, majestic mountains, calm fjords, glaciers, cold-real cold

• Land of the Midnight Sun• Sun never sets above the

Arctic Circle for 2 months in summer

• Arctic Circle follows the 66 degree latitude, 1650 miles form the North Pole

Lapland

• Northern most parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Kola Peninsula of Russia

• Lapp culture• Herding reindeer• Dress in Traditional

Sami attire, live in reindeer skin tents

• Originated in Russia and migrated through Finland