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We can trace the origin of the modern concept of tourism back to the 17th century, when young nobles from western and northern European countries made what was called the Grand Tour: a trip around Europe (usually covering France, Germany, Italy and Greece) with the main purpose of soaking up history, art and cultural ...
Jun 15, 2020
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Jan 31, 2020 · An overview of the history of travelling, from Antiquity to modern time, with some reasons and facts on how people started to travel.
Travelling for pleasure can be seen in Egypt as early on as 1500 BC. Ancient Roman tourists during the Republic would visit spas and coastal resorts such as ...
The world's first tourist is often considered to be KIng Herodotus, an ancient Greek historian who traveled to Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Persia in the 5th century ...
Sep 15, 2021 · The earliest recorded evidence of tourism comes from ancient Mesopotamia where some people, mostly merchants, would visit Moenjo Daroh where ...
Apr 18, 2020 · In 1865 Thomas Cook opens his first travel agency on Fleet Street (London). On the upper floor is the Temperance Boarding House. In this way, ...
Mar 3, 2010 · Cyriacus of Ancona (1391-1452), the first cultural tourist since antiquity, lacked these advantages when, in the first half of the 15th century, ...
In 1854, the first travel agency opened. In 1869, one of the first group tours was launched. It included attendance at the opening of the Suez Canal in Egypt.
Mar 21, 2021 · Then in 1845, he would organize his first railway excursion for profit, and the following year he would begin offering trips outside England to ...
Feb 13, 2023 · The first real tourist, according to historians, was Cyriacus of Ancona. He journeyed around the Mediterranean, eager to learn about Greek and ...