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4000 BC

Invented money for exchange

Invented and used the wheel

776 BC

Began the Olympic Games

Peace ensures the increase of people traveling to different destinations

Travelers must feel safe and secure in the destination they are visiting

A common means of communicating must exist

An infrastructure must be in place to serve the visitor’s needs

There must be some mutually agreed form of payment between the traveler and the provider

1800 - Urban mass transit begins in New York City, London and Paris

1804 - The first successful steam-powered locomotive became available

1804 - The first roller coaster was unveiled in Paris

1807 - Robert Fulton’s steam-powered Clermont made her maiden voyage up the Hudson River

1815 - Scotsman John McAdams improved road construction with the use of broken stones covered with tar

1819 - The Savannah was the first steam ship to cross the Atlantic

The use of steam engines on ships was the greatest revolution in water transportation

1829 The 173 room Tremont House opened in Boston – it was the first modern hotel

1836 - The first subway system opened in London

1850’s - Railroad development contributed to the growth of the lodging / hotel industry with small hotels called ordinaries being built

1853 - The elevator was invented allowing the hotels to expand upward

1869 - The east and west coast of the United States were connected by the transcontinental railroad

1870 - The first subway system opened in New York City

1870 - The first steam-powered Carousel was introduced

1876 - Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone

1880 - Coney Island was opened in New York City and became the model for amusement parks

1885 - The first cafeteria was opened in New York City

1890 - Electric cars or trolleys came into their own

1890 - The gasoline engine led to the beginning of the motor coach industry

1890 - The automobile was introduced

1890 - The first Stanley Cup playoffs were held

1890 - The modern Olympic games returned

1891 - The first travelers’ checks were introduced by the American Express Company

1895 - Edison improved and perfected motion picture technology. The “movies” allowed people to see destinations that they would otherwise have only read or heard about