1. GROWTH OF TOURISM
One of the world’s largest industries providing employment and income
75% of international travel is for holidays
WHY?
Social and economic factors
Improvements in technology
Expansion of holiday choice

2. History of Tourism in Brighton: the Promettes 1950-60s selling Brighton to the world

3. Fish and chips, candy floss and clairvoyants…

4. Brighton in the 1960s,70s,80s…
1964: clash between two gangs, mods and rockers
1967 : Creation of the Brighton Festival
1970s: the marina
1975: West Pier is closed following a storm
1980s : Brighton became less attractive as a tourist resort but with the opening of the Brighton Centre in 1977, Brighton became an international conference centre (political party conferences)

5. Brighton of the 21st Century: a new magnet
New seafront developments (The Wheel, marina extension project…)
New clubs, bars, restaurants
2007: The Theatre Royal celebrated its 100th anniversary (some London West End productions…)
Brighton pier welcomes 3 million visitors a year

6. A few statistics
One of the Top 10 UK destinations for overseas visitors
One of the Top 5 most popular UK cities
Ideal location: 1 hour from London, 30 minutes from Gatwick Airport
8 million tourists every year
An estimated £408 million spent annually by tourists.

7. How to be a Green Brightonian!
• Buy something locally-made from one of the city’s independent shops • Eat seasonal food at one of the many restaurants or cafés, or fill a picnic hamper with local produce at one of the city’s farmers’ markets • • Keep the beaches and parks clean by making use of the recycling bins available across the city

8. The Big Lemon is an award-winning bus and coach operator based in Brighton. We operate two local public bus services using vehicles which we run on biodiesel from recycled cooking oil.