History of Tourism

  • 776 BCE

    The Olympic Games

    The Olympic Games
    Were the first international tourist event with people travelling from many countries to watch and take part
  • 312 BCE

    Roman roads

    Roman roads
    Were physical infrastructure vital to the maintenance and development of the Roman state.
  • Period: to

    Grand tours

    Custom of a traditional trip of Europe undertaken by upper-class young European men of sufficient means and rank (typically accompanied by a chaperone, such as a family member) when they had come of age.
  • Steamboat

    Steamboat
    Is a boat that is propelled primarily by steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels.
  • Railways

    Railways
  • Package holidays

    Package holidays
    Comprises transport and accommodation advertised and sold together by a vendor know as a tour operator.
  • Football

    Football
    Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal.
  • Mobile phone

    Mobile phone
    Is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while the user is moving within a telephone service area.
  • Television

    Television
    Individuals and corporations competed in various parts of the world to deliver a device that superseded previous technology.
  • Commercial jet airliners

    Commercial jet airliners
    Is an airliner powered by jet engines (passenger jet aircraft). Airliners usually have two or four jet engines; three-engined designs were popular in the 1970s but are less common today.