, ▁these ▁cheap ▁package ▁hol id ays ▁— ▁which ▁combined ▁flight , ▁trans fers , ▁and ▁accommod ation ▁— ▁provided ▁the ▁first ▁chance ▁for ▁most ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁to ▁have ▁afford able ▁travel ▁abroad . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁char ter ▁air lines ▁was ▁Eur avia , ▁which ▁comm enced ▁fl ights ▁from ▁Manchester ▁Airport ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁L ut on ▁Airport ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁Despite ▁opening ▁up ▁mass ▁tour ism ▁to ▁Cre te ▁and ▁the ▁Al gar ve ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁the ▁package ▁tour ▁industry ▁decl ined ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁the ▁industry ▁was ▁sh aken ▁by ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁second - larg est ▁tour ▁operator , ▁Court ▁Line , ▁which ▁operated ▁under ▁the ▁brand ▁names ▁of ▁Hor izon ▁and ▁Clark s ons . ▁Near ly ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁tour ists ▁were ▁str and ed ▁over se as ▁and ▁a ▁further ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁faced ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁book ing ▁depos its . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁a ▁growing ▁number ▁of ▁consum ers ▁were ▁avoid ing ▁package ▁hol id ays ▁and ▁were ▁instead ▁trav elling ▁with ▁budget ▁air lines ▁and ▁book ing ▁their ▁own ▁accommod ation . ▁In ▁the ▁UK , ▁the ▁dow nt urn ▁in ▁the ▁package ▁hol iday ▁market ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁cons olid ation ▁of