AWESOME DIY Holidays
Travel
• What do you hope to take away
from this Sabbatical?
* Be a professional tour guide?
* Open a tour company?
• How often do you travel?
* once a year?
* every school holiday?
Travel
Scenic Hawaii
Why people travel?
Why people travel?
• Get into your groups
• Discuss and write down, on the
mahjong paper, the reasons
( from ancient time to present time )
• 10 mins
Why people travel?
Humans have always been on the move.
Our skeletons and muscle structures have
evolved to facilitate gathering our food,
escaping from predators, and to satisfy our
animal curiosity.
As our brains grew larger, so did our
inquisitiveness, and driven by different
reasons, humans began to travel.
Why people travel?
• Nomadic hunters and gatherers moved in search of
food following seasonally available wild plants and
game.
• The Ancient man began to build roads to facilitate
the movement of troops through empires, and
eventually civilians began to travel in caravans. Travel
for the purpose of commerce and trade took explorers
to strange lands to meet other people, and bring back
riches of unfathomable value.
• Wealthy Greeks and Romans began to travel for
leisure to their summer homes and villas by the sea in
cities like Pompeii and Baiae.
The freedom of travel in the Roman Empire brought
many Jews to flourishing cities of the ancient world,
and Jesus himself is thought to have traveled a great
deal with his disciples.
Why people travel?
In Medieval times, the most notorious travelers were
pilgrims and missionaries. Driven by their religious
convictions, pilgrims made dangerous journeys to
places like Santiago de Compostela, Canterbury, and
Jerusalem while missionaries traveled to heathen
areas to evangelize the people, such as the Celts in
Ireland.
In the late 16th century it became fashionable for
young aristocrats and wealthy upper class men to
travel to important European cities as a crowning
touch to their education in the arts and literature,
designed to enlighten Europe’s young elite.
Why people travel?
Thomas Cook, in 1841, put together the first
package holiday in history. He started off with
tours in Britain but with his rapid success soon
moved unto other European cities, where Paris
and the Alps were the most popular destinations
Thomas Cook pioneered all the common services
that travel agencies undertake for the passenger
today: accommodation, travel tickets, timetables,
attractions, currency exchanges, travel guides
and tours.
Modern Days
Reasons why people travel
• Romance- There are thousands of people who are
involved in long distance relationships. At some point
though, they need to see each other. For the sake of
love, people will travel for hours to spend as much time
as they can with the love of their life.
• Relaxation- All work and no play is not a good thing.
People need to get away from the stress of everyday life,
and a nice sunny location with a beach might just be
what the doctor ordered.
Modern Days
Reasons why people travel
• Family/ Friends -Many people have family/friends that
are located in different parts of the world. They need to
visit with them even if it's for a short period of time.
• Religion- There are places in the world that hold religious
importance for many people. Religious travel is often
related to a purpose such as seeing where the last pope
was buried, or traveling to the town where Jesus was
born.
Modern Days
Reasons why people travel
• Honeymoon- You're getting married and are going
somewhere special to celebrate. This usually occurs
right after the wedding, but there are many occasions
where people celebrate a honeymoon years later.
• Education-You're getting your education somewhere
other than where you live or you are going away on an
educational school trip.
Modern Days
Reasons why people travel
• Celebration- Wedding, Anniversary, Birthday, BirthThere's always something to celebrate and it doesn't
always happen where you live.
• Medical/Health- Sometimes the treatment you need isn't
available in the city/town where you live. Often the best
medical care is costly and requires travel to receive it.
• Work- Job requirements might mean a fair bit of travel is
involved. Even if the travel is within your own country it
still has a purpose attached to it.
Types of travel
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Adventure
Agritourism
Archaeological travel
Bookstore travel
Christian tourism
Culinary tourism
Culture tourism
Dark tourism
Types of travel
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Ecotourism
Garden tourism
Halal tourism
Literary tourism
Medical tourism
Music tourism
Nautical tourism
Pop-culture tourism
Types of travel
• Sacred travel/ Metaphysical
tourizm/Spiritualized travel
• Safari
• Slum tourism
• Space tourism
• Sport tourism
• Volunteer travel
• Water tourism
• Wine tourism