Ancient
Beginnings
Beginnings
In 4000 B.C.E., which civilisation developed money and organised trade?
The Sumerians
In what year did Greek travel to the Olympic Games begin?
776 B.C.E.
Who required pilgrims to carry travel permits in 1388?
King Richard II of England
Who became a steamship agent in 1822?
Robert Smart
In what year did World War II end, beginning an era of mass tourism?
1945
What Egyptian journey is associated with 5,000 years ago?
Queen Hatshepsut’s expedition to Punt
Which civilisation had Mediterranean trading posts by 800 B.C.E.?
The Phoenicians
In what period did Vikings explore and trade around Iceland, Greenland and North America?
800–1100 C.E.
Which year saw the first railways constructed in England?
1825
What US airline began scheduled airmail operations in 1926?
Varney Airlines
In which year did the pharaohs begin using Nile Valley building stone for monuments?
2700 B.C.E.
In what year did the Romans begin building their road network?
150 B.C.E.
Which explorer travelled extensively between 1325 and 1354?
Ibn Battuwtah
Who organised a Leicester–Loughborough rail excursion in 1841?
Thomas Cook
What computerised reservation system did American Airlines inaugurate in 1964?
SABRE
What early travel-related story dates to c. 2000 B.C.E.?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Who wrote a guidebook to Greece between 160 and 180 C.E.?
Pausanias
Between which years did Christopher Columbus explore the New World?
1492–1502
Which year did Thomas Bennett establish his trip-organising business?
1850
On what date did British Airways operate Concorde’s final passenger flight?
Friday, 24 October 2003
What were established in the Near East and Orient around 2000 B.C.E.?
Caravansaries (inns)
Under which emperor, reigning 98–117 C.E., did Roman roads extend to about 50,000 miles?
Emperor Trajan
Which explorer sailed west from Spain in 1519 to circumnavigate the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
What transport innovation did Henry Ford introduce in 1908?
The Model T automobile
Who became the first woman to take a paid space trip in 2006?
Anousheh Ansari