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Text A    Why People Travel?
        Another important motivator is connected with culture and curiosity which is expressed by the desire to know about other places or countries, and to search for all kinds of experiences. No one seems to doubt that travel broadens the mind. It was the desire for knowledge that was the reason for the growth of the Grand Tour. Today this desire is widely encouraged by modern mass media and communications such as television and airplane, which find their ways into every corner of the world. After one has traveled to a particular place, he tends to be more interested in news items or television programs about it. By learning about other cultures one can also discover his own, and thus truly enriches his mind.
      The need for belonging is manifested in the desire to visit friends or relatives, to meet new people and make new friendships. People, by and large, are social beings, who want communication and contact with others. In travel, people with this intention usually put more emphasis on the route of the trip than on the destination. Of course, it does help to encourage travel if the friend or relative lives in an exotic or interesting place. To cater to this need, many travel agencies specialize in certain ethnic areas and people, providing specialized tours to return and visit “the old country” where some tourists may pick up a genealogical line or find their roots. The need for esteem is identified with the desire for recognition, attention, appreciation, and reputation. Such concerns of ego needs and personal development are regarded as status and prestige motivators in travel. So far as a pious religious believer is concerned, a trip to the holy shrine of his religion will give him the greatest satisfaction of fulfilling an inner desire and at the same time bring him the most important recognition he needs. As a result, the Passion play in Germany never fails to draw travelers, nor do the historical sites associated with Christ in Israel.
 
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