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

There has no doubt been a drastic increase in the number of voyagers in recent decades.

This

essay will explain the reason for

this

growth as well as its advantages for viators.

To begin

with, the crucial driver of the increase of

people

's interest in voyages is the rapid development of the aviation industry and the extension of a network of airports around the world. In consequence, it has made possible the emergence of massive, fast and relatively cheap flights. As an example of a cardinal shift in speed, it can be cited the following comparison: the average pace of

travel

on horseback a hundred years ago was about 50 km per day, today the plane flies have 700 km per hour.

Thus

,

people

have appreciated

this

cheap, convenient and fast way to

travel

long distances. Travels contain an inexhaustible source of advantages, and in the

first

place is the cross-cultural exchange. It contributes to international connections which can bring promote cultural collaborations in the long term. It

also

promotes cross-cultural awareness for both locals and tourists and builds bridges of understanding between cultures. It can be quoted the words of Mark Twain said that

travel

is destructive for prejudice, fanaticism and narrow-mindedness and it is impossible to gain broad, healthy and merciful views on

people

and things, staying in the same place all one's lifetime. To conclude, affordable air

travel

offers unprecedented freedom of movement, vastly increasing the number of voyagers.

Therefore

,

people

have the opportunity to be acquainted with unfamiliar traditions and views and gain a broader, more informed and benevolent view of both the

people

and places they encounter as well as of humanity and the world in general.