19-486: Travel is the movement of people or objects between relatively distant geographical locations. Travel ( s ) may also refer to: Travel Travel is the movement of people between distant geographical locations . Travel can be done by foot , bicycle , automobile , train , boat , bus , airplane , ship or other means, with or without luggage , and can be one way or round trip. Travel can also include relatively short stays between successive movements, as in
38-598: A Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions survey in October 2000): Wholesaling Wholesaling or distributing is the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers; to industrial , commercial, institutional or other professional business users; or to other wholesalers ( wholesale businesses ) and related subordinated services. In general, it is the sale of goods in bulk to anyone, either
57-465: A passport and visa . Tours are a common type of travel. Examples of travel tours are expedition cruises, small group tours, and river cruises. Authorities emphasize the importance of taking precautions to ensure travel safety . When traveling abroad, the odds favor a safe and incident-free trip, however, travelers can be subject to difficulties, crime and violence. Some safety considerations include being aware of one's surroundings, avoiding being
76-713: A long way in transportation since Christopher Columbus sailed to the New World from Spain in 1492, an expedition which took over 10 weeks to arrive at the final destination; to the 21st century when aircraft allows travel from Spain to the United States overnight. Travel in the Middle Ages offered hardships and challenges, though it was important to the economy and to society. The wholesale sector depended (for example) on merchants dealing with/through caravans or sea-voyagers, end-user retailing often demanded
95-1088: A person or an organization, other than the end consumer of that merchandise. Wholesaling is buying goods in bulk quantity, usually directly from the manufacturer or source, at a discounted rate. The retailer then sells the goods to the end consumer at a higher price making a profit. According to the United Nations Statistics Division , wholesale is the resale of new and used goods to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional or professional users, or to other wholesalers, or involves acting as an agent or broker in buying merchandise for, or selling merchandise to, such persons or companies. Wholesalers frequently physically assemble, sort, and grade goods in large lots, break-bulk , repack, and redistribute in smaller lots. While wholesalers of most products usually operate from independent premises, wholesale marketing for foodstuffs can take place at specific wholesale markets where all traders are congregated . Traditionally, wholesalers were closer to
114-407: A standard rate that cannot be less than 15%. Countries like Hungary , Croatia , Denmark , and Sweden have higher standard VAT rates, while Luxembourg , Malta , Cyprus , Germany , and Romania have lower rates. The alternative to selling wholesale to distributors or retailers is to sell retail either through company-owned stores or online . Advantages include receiving a larger slice of
133-435: Is often a requirement to obtain temporary auto insurance valid in the country being visited. It is also advisable to become oriented with the driving rules and regulations of destination countries. Wearing a seat belt is highly advisable for safety reasons; many countries have penalties for violating seatbelt laws . There are three main statistics which may be used to compare the safety of various forms of travel (based on
152-445: Is the act of contracting to purchase real property, and assigning that contract to an investor. Often, in the United States, wholesalers are not required to charge their buyers sales tax , if the buyer has a resale license in the state the wholesaler is located. Out-of-state buyers are not charged sale tax by wholesalers. In China , wholesalers are subject to a Value-Added Tax (VAT) of either 9% or 13% on imported goods, depending on
171-511: The 20th century, notably after the Second World War where there was a surplus of both aircraft and pilots. Air travel has become so ubiquitous in the 21st century that one woman, Alexis Alford , visited all 196 countries before the age of 21. Travel may be local, regional, national (domestic) or international. In some countries, non-local internal travel may require an internal passport , while international travel typically requires
190-440: The advent of a network of railways in the 19th century. Travel for the purpose of tourism is reported to have started around this time when people began to travel for fun as travel was no longer a hard and challenging task. This was capitalized on by people like Thomas Cook selling tourism packages where trains and hotels were booked together. Airships and airplanes took over much of the role of long-distance surface travel in
209-676: The case of tourism . The origin of the word "travel" is most likely lost to history. The term "travel" may originate from the Old French word travail , which means 'work'. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the first known use of the word travel was in the 14th century. It also states that the word comes from Middle English travailen , travelen (which means to torment, labor, strive, journey) and earlier from Old French travailler (which means to work strenuously, toil). In English, people still occasionally use
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#1732772443339228-715: The destination. Travel to Mount Everest , the Amazon rainforest , extreme tourism , and adventure travel are more difficult forms of travel. Travel can also be more difficult depending on the method of travel, such as by bus , cruise ship , or even by bullock cart . Reasons for traveling include recreation , holidays, rejuvenation, tourism or vacationing , research travel, the gathering of information, visiting people, volunteer travel for charity , migration to begin life somewhere else, religious pilgrimages and mission trips , business travel , trade , commuting , obtaining health care, waging or fleeing war , for
247-686: The enjoyment of traveling, or other reasons. Travelers may use human-powered transport such as walking or bicycling ; or vehicles , such as public transport , automobiles , trains , ferries , boats , cruise ships and airplanes . Motives for travel include: Travel dates back to antiquity where wealthy Greeks and Romans would travel for leisure to their summer homes and villas in cities such as Pompeii and Baiae . While early travel tended to be slower, more dangerous, and more dominated by trade and migration, cultural and technological advances over many years have tended to mean that travel has become easier and more accessible. Humankind has come
266-658: The late 16th century, it became fashionable for young European aristocrats and wealthy upper-class men to travel to significant European cities as part of their education in the arts and literature. This was known as the Grand Tour , and included cities such as London, Paris, Venice, Florence, and Rome. However, the French Revolution brought with it the end of the Grand Tour. Travel by water often provided more comfort and speed than land-travel, at least until
285-686: The markets they supplied than the source from which they got the products. However, with the advent of the internet and e-procurement there is an increasing number of wholesalers located nearer to the manufacturers in China, Taiwan , and Southeast Asia. The profit margins of wholesalers depend largely on their ability to achieve market competitive transaction costs. In the banking industry "wholesale" usually refers to wholesale banking , providing tailored services to large customers, in contrast with retail banking , providing standardized services to large numbers of smaller customers. In real estate, wholesaling
304-492: The services of many itinerant peddlers wandering from village to hamlet, gyrovagues (wandering monks) and wandering friars brought theology and pastoral support to neglected areas, traveling minstrels toured, and armies ranged far and wide in various crusades and in sundry other wars. Pilgrimages were common in both the European and Islamic world and involved streams of travelers both locally and internationally. In
323-500: The target of a crime, leaving copies of one's passport and itinerary information with trusted people, obtaining medical insurance valid in the country being visited and registering with one's national embassy when arriving in a foreign country. Many countries do not recognize drivers' licenses from other countries; however most countries accept international driving permits . Automobile insurance policies issued in one's own country are often invalid in foreign countries, and it
342-468: The type of product. Additionally, consumption tax is levied on products such as tobacco , alcohol , and luxury goods . These taxes are part of China's broader strategy to promote domestic consumption and regulate imports. On the other hand, Vietnam imposes a standard VAT rate of 10% on most goods and services, with exemptions for certain agricultural products and essential services. In Europe , Value-Added Tax (VAT) rates vary among member states, with
361-496: The words travail , which means struggle. According to Simon Winchester in his book The Best Travelers' Tales (2004) , the words travel and travail both share an even more ancient root: a Roman instrument of torture called the tripalium (in Latin it means "three stakes", as in to impale). This link may reflect the extreme difficulty of travel in ancient times. Travel in modern times may or may not be much easier, depending upon
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