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History of Travel & Tourism
Travel industry was a key element since the dawn of civilization. The port of Lothal was an important center of trade between the Indus civilization, the Sumerian civilization.
600 BC and later
The first form of leisure tourism can be as far back as the Babylonian and Egyptian kingdom traced. A museum of historical antiquities was opened to the public in Babylon. The Egyptians held many religious festivals, the religious people and many of those who flocked to the cities to famous artworks and buildings to see drawn.
In India, as elsewhere, kings traveled to the construction of the Empire. The Brahmins and ordinary people traveling for religious purposes. Thousands of Brahmins and ordinary people thronged Sarnath and Sravasti hosted by the enigmatic smile of the enlightened Buddha.
500 BC, the Greek civilization
The Greek tourists traveled to the places of the gods. The Greeks have their religious festivals, which gradually enjoyed a pursuit of pleasure, and in certain sports. Athens had a major destination for travelers, the main tourist attractions such as the Parthenon. Hostels are located in major cities and ports to meet the needs of travelers. Courtesans were the main entertainment offerings.
This period saw the birth of travel writing. Herodotus was the world’s first travel writer. Guides also appeared in the fourth century for destinations such as Athens, Sparta and Troy. Ads in a particular direction attracts people to hostels are also characters in this time known.
The Roman Empire
In the absence of boundaries between England and foreigners in Syria, and with sea safe from piracy because the Roman patrols had arrived the conditions favor of traveling. First class roads with staging inns (precursors of the modern motels) promoted the growth of linked trips. Romans traveled to Sicily, Greece, Rhodes, Troy and Egypt. From 300 AD to the Holy Land has become very popular. The Romans their guides (Itineraria), which brought hotels with symbols to identify quality.
The houses were built by the wealthy, near Rome, especially during the busy spring social. The most popular stations in the vicinity of the Bay of Naples. Naples attracts retirees and intellectuals, Cumae attracted fashionable while Baiae attracted the tourist market down, always for its rowdiness, drunkenness and all known singing at night.