I have had a question about the origin of modern tourism. It came when I was listening to a history book on Audible. Tom Holland’s book In the Shadow of the Sword recounts the rise of Islam and the world into which it became a geopolitical force. But Holland tells of Christians that had been making pilgrimages centuries before Islam ever entered onto the world stage. He writes of some industry that popped up because of the need travelers (pilgrims) had for food and lodging. My question was; “Did Christianity invent modern tourism?”

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