Why do people travel?

                Have you ever wondered why people travel? Can you imagine a world where people do not move from their city? Nowadays, would it be possible a world without transport where people spend their holidays at home? Do you spend an important amount of your household budget traveling? Why?

                 You probably consider traveling as a normal activity which everybody can afford to a greater o lesser extent, either you go to see your family or friends or you want to go to the further corner of Africa. But, obviously this has not always been so.

                Consequently, I will write this article from the point of view of a modern society whose standard o life and progress has enable us to tackle some challenges in the past only intended for wealthy people, who had enough energy to face the difficulties and inconveniences that a trip supposed.

                 But, coming back to the questions in the beginning of this article, the reasons why people travel apart from seeking for work, are many and varied:

                 First, many people travel looking for knowing other cultures and in this way, they learn at the same time that fun, in any case, the way to access to another culture depends on the way the visitor wants to spend his time and money. There are many different kinds of trips depending on your budget and personality, going to the best and luxurious hotels or looking for more realistic experiences.

                Another reason for traveling is only for fun an relaxation, all of us know who has gone through thousands of kilometers with the only purpose of spending his time in a luxurious and comfortable resort doing hardly nothing and relaxing.

                Food tourism is a fashionable activity, since most of people enjoy eating and the pursuit of unique taste experiences drives them to travel around the country or the world indeed.

                 So, whatever the reason for traveling, we can state that most of people like traveling and set aside a percentage of their budget to this purpose. Everybody has a clear reason to do it that could be summarized in one: having a good experience.

Lourdes Fernández