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Max Pearson presents a collection of this week\u2019s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service on the history of travel. Our guest is Dr. Susan Houge Mackenzie, Associate Professor in the Department of Tourism at the University of Otago in New Zealand.

First, we'll hear from the man responsible for the first commercial bungee jump.

Then, the pioneers of low-cost transatlantic flights and luxury cruises describe how they revolutionised travel.

Finally, we hear the remarkable stories of how Canc\xfan and Benidorm transformed into holiday hotspots, involving General Franco, bikinis and excommunication.

Contributors:\nDr. Susan Houge Mackenzie - Associate Professor in the Department of Tourism at the University of Otago in New Zealand.\nAJ Hackett - pioneer of the world's first commercial bungee jump.\nEdda Helgason - daughter of Sigurdur Helgason who launched Loftleioir Icelandic, the first budget transatlantic airline.\nHans Indridason - ran Loftleioir Icelandic's sales and marketing department.\nTor Stangeland - Captain of Sovereign of the Seas cruise ship.\nJuan Enr\xedquez - son of Antonio Enr\xedquez Savignac, who turned Canc\xfan into a world-beating tourist destination.\nPedro Zaragoza - former Mayor of Benidorm.

(Photo: Bungee jumping. Credit: Getty Images)