Timeline Monday 5 July 1841

Events on Monday 5 July 1841 1

• 1841 Thomas Cook organizes first package excursion Railway trip from Leicester to Loughborough launches modern tourism On 5 July 1841, Thomas Cook chartered a train to carry temperance campaigners from Leicester to a rally in Loughborough, charging a shilling per passenger. The outing is widely regarded as the first package excursion, and Cook went on to found a travel agency that became one of the world's best-known tour operators. The trip demonstrated the commercial potential of organized rail travel for leisure.