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.
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—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.
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—Beside Rome and Jerusalem, St. James of Galicia was the foremost destination of English pilgrims in the 14th century.

—Beginning in 1388, English pilgrims were required to obtain and carry permits, the forerunner of the modern passport.


—Thieves infected harm on those who dared to travel.

—No one during this time travelled for pleasure.

—Crusaders and pilgrims were the only ones who traveled.

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