 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

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

 776 BC  Began the Olympic Games

 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

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

 Scotsman John McAdams improved road construction with the use of broken stones covered with tar  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  The first subway system opened in London

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

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

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