Inception of the Travel Agency

Q. When was the world's first travel agency established?

1. Late 18th century
2. Late 19th century
3. Late 20th century
4. Late 21st century

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Give two reasons why the population of London expanded from the middle of the eighteenth century.

Q. Thomas Cook organised a rail trip as part of one of his earliest ventures. Identify the origin and the destination of this trip.

1. New York and California
2. Mumbai and Thane
3. London and Paris
4. Leicester and Loughborough

Q.

Answer the following questions in about 120 words.

(i) Why are the means of transportation and communication called the lifelines of a nation and its economy?

(ii) Write a note on the changing nature of the international trade in the last fifteen years.

Q. Who is considered to be the world’s first Travel Agent?

1. Thomas Cook
2. Marco Polo
3. Tim Cook
4. Tim Polo

Q. I am sometimes referred to as the world’s first travel agent. I revolutionised the tourism industry in the 19th century. One of my earliest ventures was organising a rail trip from Leicester to Loughborough for about 600 people. Who am I?

1. Ibn Batuta
2. Vishnubhat Godse
3. Gerardus Mercator
4. Thomas Cook

Q. What did Thomas Cook's travel agency sell?

1. Handicrafts
2. Toys
3. Food
4. Tourist tickets

Q. One of the Thomas Cook's earliest tourism ventures was _______.

1. A grand tour of Europe
2. A grand tour of Asia
3. A grand tour of Australia
4. A grand tour of the Americas

Q. Who was the world's first travel agent?

1. Gerardus Mercator
2. Marco Polo
3. Thomas Cook
4. Benjamin of Tudela