1970s nostalgia: Diggin' the beach

Higher disposable incomes, cheaper charter flights and favourable exchange rates opened the way to a huge boom in mass tourism during the seventies. Here are some snaps to remind you of the golden era of the package holiday...

For the first time, many families had the opportunity to travel abroad, the majority heading to Spain's Costa del Sol, where a crash in the value of the peseta meant their bread could buy more paella.

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