The History of Tourism
Early Tourism — Early tourism has two forms: ¡ Travel for business ¡ Religious travel — The invention of money, writing and wheel by the Sumerians facilitated travel and exchange of goods. — The early Phoenicians toured the Mediterranean as traders. — Both the Greeks and the Romans were well-known traders and as their respective empires increased, travel became necessary. At this time, there was also travel for private purposes. — — Travel for religious reason took the form of pilgrimages to places of worship . — Pilgrimages were made to fulfill a vow as in case of illness or of great danger or as penance for sins. — — Beside Rome and Jerusalem, St. James of Galicia was the foremost destination of English pilgrims in the 14 th century. — Beginning in 1388, English pilgrims were required to obtain and carry permits, the forerunner of the modern passport . ...