A European Travel Monitor table shows that Europe’s peak travel season is from July-September (Pompl and Lavery, 1993, 120&126) and most international trips were made by people from Germany, followed by the British. From July to September the weather is very warm and children are finishing school which is why it is peak season for international travel as families can go away together at this time. In counties such as France, Austria, Italy etc. people may not need to travel internationally when they have a broad range of tourist attractions and resources in their own country, making it cheaper and more accessible to enjoy tourist attractions. Many people travel into one country as a gateway to other surrounding countries such as the people using the Channel Tunnel from England to France to then travel to other countries. Another example of this is, “Several of the major Spanish cities constitute the principle points of entry by air and sea for foreign visiotrs to Spain, although these cities are often not the destination of arriving visitors.” (Law, 1996, 121). International travel has increased rapidly over the years, Table 6.1 in ‘Tourism in Major Cities’ shows an increase in foreign visitors from 6 million in 1973 to 9.9 million in 1992. (Law, 1996, 158)