Today more people are travelling than before. Why is this the case? What are the benefits of travelling for the traveler?

Recently, higher number of individuals make both international and local trips than ever before.

This

essay will discuss the reason for

this

and

also

highlight two advantages of travelling. One major reason why people go on trips more today is because of science and its applications. Science and technology have opened doors for humans that were previously closed.

For example

, due to the technological nature of the world today, individuals from a part of the world can get job offers in another part and

hence

, has to travel.

This

is possible due to the computer age we are in now, job interviews and applications can all be done online.

In addition

, technological innovations have introduced options in transportation that did not exist many centuries ago.

For instance

, the invention of air planes and jets. These innovations have made the world a global village; thereby making travel faster and more convenient. There are two main advantages of travelling. The

first

is that the traveller will get another perspective of life.

For instance

, while growing up in Nigeria, I was used to a particular way of life in terms of values and morals. On getting to Europe, one culture shock, I experienced is that what is right and wrong is not written on stone or defined.

Also

, the

second

is that the person gets the opportunity to learn another culture.

For instance

, whenever I visit a country, I try to integrate myself into the society as much as possible by eating and cooking a native food, learning the basics of the country’s language and

also

buying a local attire. In sum, these are the pros for a traveller. In conclusion, more individuals go on trips today than the past.

This

essay discussed the reason for

this

development and

also

highlighted two pros that going on trips has for a traveller.