World Holidays

Key Stage 1 and 2 Topic on World Holidays; History; Seaside Holidays; Geography, Around the World; Leisure, Travel and Tourism: Films show holidaymakers and tourist attractions in Majorca, France, Italy etc. Use the films to compare and contrast with other countries. Compare past and present. Questions: How do the films depict the level of international travel over the 20th Century? How has this altered intercultural perceptions? Consider the economic role of tourism.

Majorca Holidays (1970)

Good item showing hotel preparing for summer tourists in Majorca.

French Village In Greece (1962)

A lovely travelogue of the Greek island of Corfu.

Alicante (1960)

Tourists fly in to the holiday resort of Alicante.

Rome Takes A Holiday! (1935)

Good shots of the people of Rome taking off for the Lido, a beach a few miles away.

New Rumanian Seaside Resort (1969)

Holidaymakers having fun at new Rumanian seaside resort.

Margate Beach (1977)

Beach scenes at Margate: people sunbathing, building sandcastles and generally relaxing.

Japanese Heat Wave (1963)

The citizens of Tokyo go to the beach during hot weather.

Italy Holiday Time Lner

Italian holidaymakers flock to the coast to have fun in the the warm weather. Italy.

Islands In The Sun AKA New Caledonia - Islands In The Sun (1968)

Very beautiful scenery in this travelogue which takes us to the idyllic Pacific Islands.

Durban (1962)

A visit to the beach holiday resort of Durban, South Africa.

Deauville - The Beach And Holiday Resort (1937)

Images of the French fashionable summer resort Deauville.

Holiday Isle Of Capri (1958)

Tourists and holidaymakers enjoy the sunshine and water sports on the island of Capri.