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20,000 BCE
Pre-historic period travel
travel began from early man from 2 million to 20 thousand years ago. Homo erectus traveled in search of food, escape enemies, expand territory, search for warmth -
4000 BCE
Ancient time travel
travel was confined around Europe, Middle East, N. America and North Africa. The Greek traveled to visit the sites of healing gorge and their motive was to engage in religious festivals.
Characteristics of travel in this time:
*Few number of visitors mainly explorers *Less organization (development of guide book, development of Greece inn)- Main motivators for travel were trade, administrative reason but not leisure as to modern time.
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476
Middle Ages / Dark tourism
Main motivation for travel was religion. Hospitality facilities were established to cater for accommodation. This was called charitable offer.
People traveled to religious centers in order to appease God. Jerusalem and Mecca became popular destinations. Hindus visited temples. -
1400
Renaissance period tourism
17th century • Renaissance of art and literature.
• Invention of art and architecture
• Hotels became tourist attractions.
• The growth of the first cities as a multiplier effect. 18th century • Young law scholars traveling to Great Britain for higher education, the trip took 3 years.
• These scholars ended up visiting the closest cultural sectors to understand British -
1492
Modern tourism
• Today it is considered an industry.
• There is socioeconomic well-being of citizens in the form of direct and indirect employment.
• Income for the government.
• Infrastructure development and contribution to IP.
• Today, tourism implies leisure.
•. Modern tourism is sophisticated as a result of globalization.
• The search for freedom has led to a huge growth in independent travel. -
Industrial period tourism
CENTURY - 19th
• The agricultural cities that were established grew into industrial cities.
• Industrialization contributed to the invention of technologies such as railways, steamships, and automobiles that facilitated transportation.
• Warplanes were further modified to suit the needs of civilians, contributing to the invention of the Airbus in1957
•. Improved transportation contributed to the establishment of tourism operations companies (cheap package tours to distant continents). -
Industrial period tourism
20th CENTURY
• This gave rise to mass tourism in the 20th century.
• The main contribution of the industrial revolution to tourism is the improvement of transport.
• The employment of citizens
• The growth of the black class.
• The increased stress level in the industry led to the need for leisure. As a result, tour operators began to package inclusive tours with low prices.