This document provides a timeline and overview of the history of tourism from ancient Greece to the 21st century. It discusses the origins of travel in ancient Greece through festivals and events like the Olympic Games. It then covers tourism in ancient Rome through their bathhouses and spas. The document moves through the Middle Ages, Renaissance, 19th century developments like the Grand Tour and Thomas Cook creating package tours, and concludes with a brief mention of modern 21st century tourism.

1. Tourism from A to Ω Tourism: a 2500 year old phenomenon

2. Timeline Ancient Greece Ancient Rome, Alexandria Olympia Delphi Middle Ages (5-15 th ) Renaissance (14 th -17 th ) 20 th century 19 th century 21 st century Grand Tour Elite 776 BC Changes in Europe Cities and Places Travel writers Industrial Revolution The TOUR Travel goes Global Tourism 2.0 Modern history Ancient history mass

3. 1. Travel in Ancient Times From ancient Greece to 7 wonders

13. 2. The Middle Ages From Marco Polo to Pyrard de Laval

17. 3. Renaissance Travel Writers: From Montaigne to Gibbon

19. 4. Travel in the 19 th century The start of tour and the role of industrial revolution in tour-ism

27. 5. Thomas Cook Creation of the “group tour”

32. 6. The 20 th century The 1905-1935 period & mass tourism

38. 7. Traveling in the web era CRS Systems and the 2.0 revolution

41. e-ticket Source: wikipedia Travel 2.0 , was used as early as December 2003 on a posting on the Planeta Web 2.0 Discussion Forum and is an offshoot of the Web 2.0 phenomenon. Like many other industries, the online travel industry is currently in transition, adapting to new technologies and trends available on the Internet . An electronic ticket or e-ticket is used to represent the purchase of a seat on a passenger airline , usually through a website or by telephone although purchase through airline ticket offices or travel agencies can also get you an e-ticket.

42. 8. Today (or just yesterday…) e-, Mass, Social, Global but differentiated 

44. E-management & e-decisions for destinations & travelers Source: google

45. Cruise ships travel everywhere Source: google

46. Unlimited travel options by air Source: google

47. Travel goes social and mobile Source: google

50. That’s it! So, WHERE will YOU travel next? Slideshow inspired, created and edited by Themis Papadimopoulos