Travelling

Travel is the movement of people or objects between relatively distant geographical locations. 'Travel' can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.

Contents 1 Etymology 2 Purpose and motivation

Etymology

The term "travel" originates from the Middle English word travail. The term also covers all the activities performed during a travel. A person who travels is spelled "traveler" in the United States, and "traveller" in the United Kingdom.

Purpose and motivation

Ao Thong Nai Pan beach in Koh Phangan, Thailand.

Shinkansen high-speed train, Japan, with Mount Fuji in the background.

Reasons for traveling include recreation, tourism or vacationing, research travel for the gathering of information, for holiday to visit people, volunteer travel for charity, migration to begin life somewhere else, religious pilgrimages and mission trips, business travel, trade, commuting, and other reasons, such as to obtain health care or fleeing war. Travel may occur by human-powered transport such as walking or bicycling, or with vehicles, such as public transport, automobiles, trains and airplanes.
Motives to travel include pleasure, relaxation, discovery and exploration, getting to know other cultures and taking personal time for building interpersonal relationships. Travel may be local, regional, national (domestic) or international. In some countries, non-local internal travel may require an internal passport, while international travel typically requires a passport and visa. A trip may also be part of a round trip, which is a particular type of travel whereby a person moves from their usual residence to one or several locations and returns.

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