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'''Travel''' is the [[transport]] of people on a trip/journey or the process or time involved in a person or object moving from one location to another. Reasons for travel include: | '''Travel''' is the [[transport]] of people on a trip/journey or the process or time involved in a person or object moving from one location to another. Reasons for travel include: | ||
*[[Tourism]]—travel for [[recreation]]. This may apply to the travel itself, or the travel may just be the necessary investment to arrive at a desired location. | *[[Tourism]]—travel for [[recreation]]. This may apply to the travel itself, or the travel may just be the necessary investment to arrive at a desired location. | ||
- | *Visiting friends and family | ||
- | *[[Trade]] | ||
- | *[[Commuting]]–going to various routine activities, such as work or [[meeting]]s. | ||
- | *[[Human migration|Migration]]—travel to begin life somewhere else; [[nomadic people]] do this | ||
- | *[[Pilgrimage]]s—travel for religious reasons | ||
The word originates from the [[Middle English]] word ''travailen'' ("to toil"), which comes from the [[French language|French]] word ''travailler'' ("travail"). | The word originates from the [[Middle English]] word ''travailen'' ("to toil"), which comes from the [[French language|French]] word ''travailler'' ("travail"). | ||
+ | == See also == | ||
+ | *[[Armchair traveler]] | ||
+ | *[[Grand Tour]] | ||
+ | *[[Imaginary voyage]] | ||
+ | *[[Traveling carnival]] | ||
+ | *[[Travel literature]] | ||
+ | *[[Quest]] | ||
+ | *[[Road movie]] | ||
+ | *''[[The Art of Travel]]'' | ||
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Travel is the transport of people on a trip/journey or the process or time involved in a person or object moving from one location to another. Reasons for travel include:
- Tourism—travel for recreation. This may apply to the travel itself, or the travel may just be the necessary investment to arrive at a desired location.
The word originates from the Middle English word travailen ("to toil"), which comes from the French word travailler ("travail").
See also
- Armchair traveler
- Grand Tour
- Imaginary voyage
- Traveling carnival
- Travel literature
- Quest
- Road movie
- The Art of Travel
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