Statue dedicated to the traveller. Oviedo, Spain.

Travel is the transport of people on a trip/journey or the process or time involved in a person or object moving from one location to another. Reasons for travel include: Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 400 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 3456 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 400 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 3456 pixel, file size: 1. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

• 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
• Trade
• Commuting–going to various routine activities, such as work or meetings.
• Migration—travel to begin life somewhere else; nomadic people do this
• Pilgrimages—travel for religious reasons

The word originates from the Middle English word travailen ("to toil"), which comes from the French word travailler ("travail"). Tourists on Oahu, Hawaii Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes or the provision of services to support this leisure travel. ... For the 1914 Charlie Chaplin film, see Recreation (film). ... It has been suggested that Commerce be merged into this article or section. ... Commuters on the New York City Subway during rush hour Rush hour at Shinjuku Station, Yamanote Line Traffic jam Commuting is the process of travelling between a place of residence and a place of work. ... Meetings are sometimes held around conference tables. ... Net migration rates for 2006: positive (blue), negative (orange) and stable (green). ... Communities of nomadic people move from place to place, rather than settling down in one location. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Middle English is the name given by historical linguistics to the diverse forms of the English language spoken between the Norman invasion of 1066 and the mid-to-late 15th century, when the Chancery Standard, a form of London-based English, began to become widespread, a process aided by the...

Travel has become more complicated since 9/11. Credit card fraud has added to the travelers problems when making reservations at hotel, airlines etc. Advice to travelers includes:

1. When making a reservation, understand the difference between a check card and a credit card card. The charge made to a check card puts a hold on that amount to your bank account, whereas, a charge to a credit card puts a hold on that amount with your credit at the credit card company. Do not use a check card that has a large amount of cash in your account. Hotels clerks frequently make errors and double charge your account. It then takes several days to make the correction. If away from home, you could find yourself out of cash and no credit. Before leaving home, call your account and find out your available balance. Keep track of all charges and check your account on a regular basis. Note: Most hotels require payment at check in. Some hotels do not accept cash for room payment. This is especially true for casino hotels in Atlantic City and Las Vegas who cater to "high rollers." Most hotels also require a $100 security deposit in addition to the room cost. This is to cover phone calls, and other charges known as "incidentals." Call your hotel, Airline, car rental etc. the night before departure and double check you have a confirmed reservation. A safe and popular way to make confirmed hotel reservations is through Hotels.Com or Expedia. Even then, still call ahead to make sure you have a "paid" and confirmed reservation in place.

See also

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• Disabled Tourism
• Hostel travel
• Resort
• Travel agency
• Travel advisory
• Traveler
• Lonely Planet
• Wanderlust
• Volunteer Vacation
• Travel 2.0
• Space travel