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Operations and Management
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Chapter 2
History of Travel & Tourism
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Evolution of Tourism
Prehistoric period
Early Civilizations
Imperial Era
Pilgrimage
Renaissance
The Grand Tour
The Industrial Era
Advent of Technology
Impact of World Wars
Modern Tourism
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Developments in History
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Prehistoric Period
40,000 BC to 10,000 BC
No written records exist
Travel undertaken in search of food
Or to save ones skin
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Early Civilizations
10,000 BC to 500 BC
Settlements were formed
Farming techniques developed
Domestication of Animals to hunt for food and to pull
sledges
Trade began
Invention of wheel
Sail boats were used
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The Indus Valley Civilization
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The Sphinx
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The Imperial Era
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Imperial Era
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Gladiators battle to death in an arena in
Ancient Rome to entertain spectators
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The Mauryan Emperor Ashoka was
responsible for the spurt in development of
formal travel facilities
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India
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The old Silk Route ran over 9700 kilometers,
connecting China with Rome and pre-Christian
Europe
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European Renaissance
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The Grand Tour
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The Industrial Era
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Thomas Cook
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The worlds first successful airplane
The Wright Brothers Flyer
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INDIA POST INDEPENDENCE
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MODERN TOURISM
Air travel
Affordable for the masses
Reduction in travel time
Tourism Organisations formed
Private sector encouraged to invest in tourism.
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