Travel

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
• 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").

Related Topics:
Middle English - French

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Travel or traveling is also a name applied to a specific violation in the game of basketball. See Traveling (basketball term).

Related Topics:
Basketball - Traveling (basketball term)

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