Modern
life is
impossible
without
Travelling
Why do people
travel?
• Bussiness
Many people travel for their international
companies as managers or
bussinessmen.There are many international
companies, so people who want to be a
good bussinessmen must also like travelling.
• Study
In modern age many students study at
foreign universities in whole Europe.They
take long kilometres to study at best
universities.Students also travel to get
better in foreign languages,for example
English learning courses.
• Holiday
People like staying at the seaside,lying on the
beach getting suntan and just relaxing...That
is another reason while a lot of people travel
to holiday destinatons like Costa Brava in
Spain,Chalkidiki in Greece and many other.
• Other opportunities
Celebrations,funerals,anniversaries or
just meetings with friends.These
journies help to keep together families
and friends.
Forms of travel:
• Aeroplane
It is fast,comfortable and in nowadays
also cheap,so it is the best way to
travel.However,there is a danger falling
down the plane.Well it is up to you,how
you decide...
• Bus
We have modern busses equipied with
television,bar or toilets.They are safer and
cheaper than trains,but there are a lot of
stops in towns along the way,so travelling
can take longer time.
• Train
Sitting on the train means comfort and socializing
for many people.You can have some refreshments
served to you directly in your compartement.If you
travel at night,you can sleep in a sleeper car to get
some rest through night.
• Car
The dominant form of transport in the 20th and 21st
century has been undoubtely car.You can take a car and
go anyway you want.Car is symbol of independence and
freedom especially in America, where each member of
the family has own car.
• Ship
Before air travel was possible, people used to travel
long distances by sea. In the first half of the twenty
century, grand passanger ships made regular voyages
between all the continents.
Destinations:
• Capital cities:
People visit capital cities to know and see
history, architecture and life of this
city.Tourism is one of the main incomes of
capital cities like Prague,Wien or
Bratislava.
• Sea
Every year thousands of tourists visit holiday
resorts to have a relax after hard whole-year
work.In nowadays also a lot of Slovaks like a
holiday by sea.Favourite destinations of Slovak
people are Bulgary,Croatia,Greece,Italy, Turkey
or Spain.People like sea, sun, sand ,having fun
or just a week or two weeks off spent by sea.
• Mountains
Spending some days on mountains during winter is the best
way to relax and income new energy for thousands of people.
Tourists like skiing, snowboarding, ice-skating or
sledge.Winter sports are widespread also in Slovakia thanks
to High Tatras.Well-equipied hotels offer to customers also
swimming pools, saunas, vital worlds and programmes for
long winter evenings.
• Agrotourism
New type of spending your holiday in modern age is
agrotourism.Especially inhabitns of big cities find this
way of holiday as a best relax.You are accomodated
on farm without television, computer or mobile phone.
Programme of your day is simple,you have to look after
animals living on the farm,you can learn a lot about typical
agricultural works and you are always on fresh air.
Thank you for your attention!!!
Bye,bye...