3.  In search of food, shelter, and water  For trade and political reasons  Conquest and war  Religion  Health  Academic Studies  Adventure  To see places of importance or curiosities  Cultural development

4.  4000 BC  Invented money for exchange  Invented and used the wheel

5.  776 BC  Began the Olympic Games

6.  Peace ensures the increase of people traveling to different destinations  Travelers must feel safe and secure in the destination they are visiting  A common means of communicating must exist  An infrastructure must be in place to serve the visitor’s needs  There must be some mutually agreed form of payment between the traveler and the provider

8.  1800 - Urban mass transit begins in New York City, London and Paris  1804 - The first successful steam-powered locomotive became available  1804 - The first roller coaster was unveiled in Paris  1807 - Robert Fulton’s steam-powered Clermont made her maiden voyage up the Hudson River

9.  1815 - Scotsman John McAdams improved road construction with the use of broken stones covered with tar  1819 - The Savannah was the first steam ship to cross the Atlantic  The use of steam engines on ships was the greatest revolution in water transportation  1829 The 173 room Tremont House opened in Boston – it was the first modern hotel  1836 - The first subway system opened in London

10.  1850’s - Railroad development contributed to the growth of the lodging / hotel industry with small hotels called ordinaries being built  1853 - The elevator was invented allowing the hotels to expand upward  1869 - The east and west coast of the United States were connected by the transcontinental railroad  1870 - The first subway system opened in New York City  1870 - The first steam-powered Carousel was introduced  1876 - Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone

11.  1880 - Coney Island was opened in New York City and became the model for amusement parks  1885 - The first cafeteria was opened in New York City  1890 - Electric cars or trolleys came into their own  1890 - The gasoline engine led to the beginning of the motor coach industry  1890 - The automobile was introduced

12.  1890 - The first Stanley Cup playoffs were held  1890 - The modern Olympic games returned  1891 - The first travelers’ checks were introduced by the American Express Company  1895 - Edison improved and perfected motion picture technology. The “movies” allowed people to see destinations that they would otherwise have only read or heard about