Travel is the transport of people on a trip or journey. Reasons for travel include:
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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
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Trade
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Commuting–going to various routine activities, such as work or meetings.
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Migration—travel to began life somewhere else; nomadic people do this
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Pilgrimages—travel for religious reasons
The word originates from the Middle English word travailen ("to toil"), which comes from the French word travailler ("travail").
See Wikitravel [1] for more travelling information.
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