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1 THE HISTORY OF TOURISM

2 The word -TOURISM - comes from the Greek word TORNOS which means a circular move around a central point or axis comes from the Greek word TORNOS which means a circular move around a central point or axis -TOURIST – 17th century the word ‘tourist’ related to the young aristocratic people who left for Italy or France to continue studying

3 FIRST TRAVELS

4 Ancient times  First travels appeared in the Ancient Egypt. People travelled to take part in religious celebrations or to admire huge pyramids

5 ANCIENT TIMES Also religion was the reason why the Greek travelled. Their destinations were the oracle of Delphi or The Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens. Also religion was the reason why the Greek travelled. Their destinations were the oracle of Delphi or The Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens.

6 ANCIENT TIMES  The situation in Rome was totally different. Developed roads inns helped people travel. Theor safety was regulated by the law. They travelled because of medical reasons as well as leisure. The most popular resorts wereBaden- Baden, Nepal, Vichy Baden Baden ruins

7 MEDIVAL  Reason to travel: Religion

8 Renaissance – Great Travel  Marco Polo – travel to China

9 Renaissance Christopher Columbus. The discovery of America.

10 Renaissance  The shortest way to India – Vasco de Gama

11 XVII and XVIII century  Used horse carriages

12 XVII and XVIII century  Development of climbing.  The Mount Blanc  The Mount Blanc was reached in 1786 Grienenwald Michel-Gabriel Paccard

13 XVIII century  Develop of health resorts. SPA VICHY BADEN BADEN

14 XIX and XX century  Introduce steam engine. First railway line.

15 XIX and XX century  ORIENT EXPRESS

16 XIX and XX century Development of international transport. Mass production of cars by Henry Ford

17 XIX and XX century  First motorway in Italy

18 First travel agency

19 Winter olimpic games

20 After World War II Mediterranean Sea Basin Ski tourism

21 After World War II

22 Country Regional market International tourism arrivals 1FranceEurope76,8 million 2United StatesAmericas59,7 million 3ChinaAsia55,7 million 4SpainEurope52,7 million 5ItalyEurope43,6 million 6United KingdomEurope28,1 million 7TurkeyEurope27 million 8GermanyEurope26,9 million 9MalaysiaAsia24,6 million 10MexicoAmericas22,4 million

23 CountryRegional market International tourism receipts 1United StatesAmericas103,5 billion 2SpainEurope52,5 billion 3FranceEurope46,3 billion 4ChinaAsia45,8 billion 5ItalyEurope38,8 billion 6GermanyEurope34,7 billion 7United KingdomEurope30,4 billion 8AustraliaOceania30,1 billion 9Honk-Kong (China)Asia23 billion 10TurkeyEurope20,8 billion

24 Country Regional market International tourism expenditures 1GermanyEurope77,7 billion 2United StatesAmericas75,5 billion 3ChinaAsia58,9 billion 4United KingdomEurope48,6 billion 5FranceEurope39,4 billion 6CanadaAmericas29,5 billion 7JapanAsia27,9 billion 8ItalyEurope27,1 billion 9RussiaEurope26,5 billion 10AustraliaOceania22,5 billion

25 TO BE CONTINUED … (in Italy)


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