DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM FROM THE PERIOD OF THE GREAT SILK ROAD TO THE 21ST CENTURY

This article provides a scholarly analysis of the stages of formation and development of tourism from the period of the emergence of the Great Silk Road to the twenty-first century. It examines travels based on trade and cultural exchange in ancient times, the development of trade and pilgrimage tourism in the Middle Ages, the improvement of transport systems during the Industrial Revolution, and the emergence of mass and modern tourism in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. In addition, the historical heritage of the Great Silk Road and its importance in the development of cultural and historical tourism today are revealed. The results of the research are of theoretical and practical significance in studying the history of tourism and developing this sector.