▁and ▁Switzerland ) ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁Information ▁films ▁were ▁shown ▁at ▁town ▁h alls ▁throughout ▁Britain . ▁However ▁they ▁made ▁a ▁cost ly ▁decision ▁by ▁not ▁going ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁form ▁of ▁cheap ▁hol id ays ▁which ▁combined ▁the ▁transport ▁and ▁accommod ation ▁arrang ements ▁into ▁a ▁single ▁' package '. ▁The ▁company ▁went ▁further ▁into ▁decl ine ▁and ▁were ▁only ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁a ▁cons ort ium ▁buy - out ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁Group ▁t ours ▁Vladimir ▁R ait z , ▁the ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁Hor izon ▁Hol iday ▁Group , ▁pione ered ▁the ▁first ▁mass ▁package ▁hol id ays ▁abroad ▁with ▁char ter ▁fl ights ▁between ▁G at wick ▁air port ▁and ▁C ors ica ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁and ▁organ ised ▁the ▁first ▁package ▁hol iday ▁to ▁Pal ma ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁L our des ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁Costa ▁Bra va ▁and ▁S ardin ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁am end ments ▁made ▁in ▁Montreal ▁to ▁the ▁Convention ▁on ▁International ▁Civil ▁A viation ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁was ▁very ▁liberal ▁to ▁Spain , ▁allowing ▁imp et us ▁for ▁mass ▁tour ism ▁using ▁char ter ▁plan es . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s