Mankind has always been inquisitive in nature and this has led to may a discoveries. However I still find it as not the prime reason why human started traveling. In prehistoric era it must have been search for food, water and shelter - a fact that is truth in many parts of world even today. The other reasons like business, search for gold and mineral resources and invasion to conquer world would have followed. Modern times have seen much more travel than it would have been imagined a few decades back. Space travel is a realty now. We must be thankful to the adventures of Vasco-da-Gama and Amerigo Vespucci whose fabled journeys brought world closer. Industrial revolution was indeed a revolution - search for more raw material, mass mobilization for need of human resources, searching newer markets for the products and invention of faster and safer means of travel made travel a child's play. Ever since I joined IIM Raipur for PGDM, I have developed this knack for linking phenomena s to economics and commerce, which I find true because human history and politics have always been economics in disguise.
Religion provided yet another reasons for people to travel. Religion had been opium for the masses and the option not being limited to rich and powerful, religious travel still makes significant numbers traverse seans and land alike. Middle and south-east Asia being cradle of many a religions attracted people from across the globe - Fa Hein, Hiuen Tsang and Ibn Battuta amongst the most famous of Buddhist travelers. Pilgrimage in Hinduism as well as Islam has been an integral part of the religious practice. And this included local travel to the nearest shrine or dargah to the interstate and inter-continental travels. Other religion also had their share of shrines and places to be visited as part of religious practice or out of devotion of followers as sacred places, but this sure familiarized people with travel.
Lesiure travel more commonly referred to as tourism these days had its own reasons to evolve. People who amassed wealth as results of industrial revolution and feudal practices indulged into holidaying at places of abundant natural beauty, seasonal comforts and serene surrounding, most of the times far from the crowded cities. The under-privileged and unprivileged had business and religion as their reasons. The locations may not have been as exotic but the desire to see more of this mortal world motivated many a souls to travel far and wide.
Post world wars, cold wars and rise of consumerism, the world has found out many other reasons - Adventure, holidaying, sightseeing, health tourism and others. Other significant events in world history has given birth to even newer forms of tourism like - slum tourism (western world people to third world countries for reasons that should better not be discussed here), terror spot tourists (visting places of terror attacks - bali island, taj hotel Mumbai, ground zero NewYork), eco tourism, rural and tribal tourism.
Whatever be the reason, travel and tours have always provided an insight into world which is different from ours, a window to meet people whose customs, traditions and lives are different from ours, entry to the landscape that we are not familiar to and yet find the same vibes reverberating everywhere. This has been my philosophy of globetrotting, albeit locally. I am sure in days to come I will be ''local-trotting'' globally.
Have a safe and fulfilling journey.
Religion provided yet another reasons for people to travel. Religion had been opium for the masses and the option not being limited to rich and powerful, religious travel still makes significant numbers traverse seans and land alike. Middle and south-east Asia being cradle of many a religions attracted people from across the globe - Fa Hein, Hiuen Tsang and Ibn Battuta amongst the most famous of Buddhist travelers. Pilgrimage in Hinduism as well as Islam has been an integral part of the religious practice. And this included local travel to the nearest shrine or dargah to the interstate and inter-continental travels. Other religion also had their share of shrines and places to be visited as part of religious practice or out of devotion of followers as sacred places, but this sure familiarized people with travel.
Lesiure travel more commonly referred to as tourism these days had its own reasons to evolve. People who amassed wealth as results of industrial revolution and feudal practices indulged into holidaying at places of abundant natural beauty, seasonal comforts and serene surrounding, most of the times far from the crowded cities. The under-privileged and unprivileged had business and religion as their reasons. The locations may not have been as exotic but the desire to see more of this mortal world motivated many a souls to travel far and wide.
Post world wars, cold wars and rise of consumerism, the world has found out many other reasons - Adventure, holidaying, sightseeing, health tourism and others. Other significant events in world history has given birth to even newer forms of tourism like - slum tourism (western world people to third world countries for reasons that should better not be discussed here), terror spot tourists (visting places of terror attacks - bali island, taj hotel Mumbai, ground zero NewYork), eco tourism, rural and tribal tourism.
Whatever be the reason, travel and tours have always provided an insight into world which is different from ours, a window to meet people whose customs, traditions and lives are different from ours, entry to the landscape that we are not familiar to and yet find the same vibes reverberating everywhere. This has been my philosophy of globetrotting, albeit locally. I am sure in days to come I will be ''local-trotting'' globally.
Have a safe and fulfilling journey.
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