Travel for Trade and Commerce

Travel for trade and commerce was, however, the  strongest force in the ancient past for seeking fortunes. Throughtout history, traders and merchants have travelled to far off lands in order to trade with other nations and tribes. Travellers from distant lands. started moving about in large numbers and visited many places for the purposes of commerce. With the gradual opening of the trade routes, travel become easier as well as regulated. At the market-places, travellers made contacts with each other which resulted in increased flow of trade commerce. Trade relations gradually matured into cultural relations and better understanding of each other's way of life. This was a favourable development towards increase in travel activity during this period.


Some of the earliest traveller probably were the Phoenicians. They were probably the first real traveller in the modern sense. These were also the people who were created for the invention of money. The medium of money was being used in various Business and commrical dealings. Many trader could now pay for their travel to different centres of trade and commerce as also for the accomodation they required. The invention of money and the development of trade and commerce beginning about 3000 B. C. perhaps can be said to be the most significant  development of the time which paved the way for the development and organization of travel.

Early travel in the orient, particularly in India and China, was also largely based on trade and commerce. Travel to India to particular was undertaken by travellers form all over the incient world.
Both Inda and China  enjoyed reputation of being countries of fabulas wealth  where trade and commerce flourished. It is on record that long before the Christian era, traveller visited India in search of fortune. This tend contined and became more marked in course of time with Eroupeans heading towards Indain shores for the sole purpose of trade and commerce.