The History of Travel

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The History of Travel

• Why do we travel?

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Definitions

• Tourism
• Travel for the purposes of leisure or recreation
• Tourist
• Someone who travels to a place outside their
  usual environment and stays there for less than
  one year

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History of Tourism

•  Tourism is travel without a real purpose  
• Why did people start traveling?

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EARLY TRAVEL

• Earlier travel was essentially to seek food or to
  escape danger.
• Travel was also undertaken for trade.
• Growth of cities along fertile river banks like
  Nile etc encouraged water travel.
• Ancient empires like the Romans helped shape
  modern travel.

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History Contd

• The Egyptians
• The Persians
• The Greeks

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What Does It Take to Be a Modern Tourist?

• Disposable Income
• Time
• Infrastructure

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Modern Purpose of Travel

• Why do people travel today?

• Motivations
• Why did you choose the destination
• Needs
• What you have to have
• Expectations
• Perception of the experience

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Article History of why people travel

• Read the Article
• Create a word /image map of travel based on what
  you learned from the article.
• Use the following sections / headings
• The Early Explorers
• The Dark Ages
• Steam Steel
• The Modern Age