Early Beginnings

TWO FORMS OF TRAVEL

DURING THIS TIME:
1. TRADING
2. PILGRIMAGE
 Early Beginnings

Contributions of the Sumerians

(Money, Cuneiform Writing, Wheel,
Concept of Tour Guiding)
Sumerians where the founders of
travel.
 Early Roads
Romans started building
roads.
Romans tourist went about
sightseeing as much as we
do today.
The wheel led to the
development of heavy
wagon.
Classical Road

Athletic Competition
(Olympic Games)
Coliseum in Rome – venue
of the game in Greece)
Early Ships

Romans – followed
the idea of
Phoenicians.
Early Ships
Herodotus – famous
traveler for founding
the 7 Early Wonders
of the World.
 Early Beginnings
PILGRIMAGE
A pilgrimage is a journey or
search of moral or spiritual
significance.
Pilgrimage were made to fulfill
a vow as in case of illness or of
great danger or as penance of
sins.
 Medieval Period
Travel became burdensome,
demanding and dangerous
during this time.
Roads were not maintained
and they became unsafe
Crusaders & pilgrims were
the only ones who traveled
 Tourism During
Renaissance

Renowned university
developed by the British
Under Elizabeth I, young
men seeking position in
court
Entertainment, watering
places became resort hotels
Spas
 Industrial Revolution
Social changes that made travel desirable as a recreational activity
Increase in product, regular employment and growing urbanization

DURING THIS ERA:

• factories emerged
• better transportation
• growth of "iron industry"
• lower-class men were able to travel
 Modern Tourism

Introduce the railway and development of steam power

Thomas Cook – brought 570 passengers at a round trip fare
Press, cinema, widened interest in travel
Motor car
Aircraft technology
Private car ownership
Queen Hatshepsut – 1st
Journey for peace and travel
Punt – the land where Queen
Hatshepsut Travel
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS –
discovered America
JAMES COOK – naval officer
who explored North America,
discovered Australia, New
Zealand, and Hawaii.
John Speke – discovered Nile
River
Magellan – circumnavigated the
globe, discovered Philippines on
March 16, 1521.
NEIL ARMSTRONG – 1st
person to set foot on space.
EDWIN ALDRIN JR. – 2nd
person to set foot on space.
MICHAEL COLLINS – 3rd
person to set foot on space
ELLEN CHURCH – 1st
stewardess
THOMAS COOK – 1st rail
agent
CHUNNEL- 1st underwater rail
DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA – 1st
scheduled air pax airline
CHARLES LINDERBERG – 1st
to fly solo from New York to
Paris.
DENNIS TITO – 1st paid space
vacationer.
ALASKA AIRLINES – 1st to
use online booking
PAN AMERICA AIRLINE – 1st
international commercial flight,
introduced jumbo jet.
COMET – 1st pax jet plane
AMERICAN AIRLINES – 1st to
use Boeing 707
DELTA AIRLINES – 1st
introduced commission caps
BRITISH AIRWAYS and AIR FRANCE – introduced supersonic airways.
WRIGHT BROTHERS (Wilbur and Orville) – invented airplane
HENRY FORD – invented T-Mobile of automobile.
LAVATORY – term which denotes comfort zone of an airplane
GALLEY – Restaurant on the airplane