▁r ental ▁car , ▁activities ▁or ▁out ings ▁during ▁the ▁hol iday . ▁Transport ▁can ▁be ▁via ▁char ter ▁air line ▁to ▁a ▁foreign ▁country , ▁and ▁may ▁also ▁include ▁travel ▁between ▁areas ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁hol iday . ▁Package ▁hol id ays ▁are ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁product ▁bund ling . ▁ ▁Package ▁hol id ays ▁are ▁organ ised ▁by ▁a ▁tour ▁operator ▁and ▁sold ▁to ▁a ▁consumer ▁by ▁a ▁travel ▁agent . ▁Some ▁travel ▁agents ▁are ▁employees ▁of ▁tour ▁operators , ▁others ▁are ▁independent . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Organ ised ▁t ours ▁The ▁first ▁organ ised ▁t ours ▁dated ▁back ▁to ▁Thomas ▁Cook ▁who , ▁on ▁ 5 ▁July ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁char tered ▁a ▁train ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁temper ance ▁campaign ers ▁from ▁Le ic ester ▁to ▁a ▁r ally ▁in ▁L ough borough , ▁eleven ▁miles ▁away . ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁he ▁was ▁undert aking ▁world wide ▁t ours , ▁al beit ▁with ▁small ▁groups . ▁His ▁company , ▁Thomas ▁Cook ▁& ▁Son ▁( comm only ▁called ▁Thomas ▁Cook ▁or ▁simply ▁" Cook ' s "), ▁grew ▁to ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁most ▁well ▁known ▁travel ▁agents ▁before ▁being ▁national ised ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁grad ual ▁decl ine ▁of ▁vis its ▁to ▁British ▁se as ide ▁resort s ▁after ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁Thomas ▁Cook ▁& ▁Son ▁began ▁prom oting ▁foreign ▁hol id ays ▁( part icular ly ▁Italy , ▁Spain