Kris Beuret OBE is the Director of Social Research Associates (SRA). She is a sociologist, previously an academic, and a member of the Independent Transport Commission and Highways England’s Research and Innovation Advisory Board. Kris has advised the House of Commons Transport Committee, TfL, the DfT and overseas governments on disability and diversity issues.Dr Matthew Niblett is Director of the Independent Transport Commission and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He oversees the ITC's research portfolio and has presented findings from this research to Ministers and Parliamentary Select Committee enquiries. Matthew holds a doctorate from the University of Oxford and was a Senior Research Associate at Oxford's Transport Studies Unit.

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• Foreword by Tony Wheeler, co-founder, Lonely Planet1. Why Travel? An Introduction – Matthew Niblett and Kris BeuretPart I: Fundamental Motivations2. Biological Perspectives on Travel – Charles Pasternak3. Travel and The Mind – Tony Hiss 4. Philosophy and Travel: The Meaning of Movement – Matthew Niblett 5. The Economics of Travel: It’s Not the Destination, It’sthe Journey – Matthew Dillon and Alexander JanPART II: Travel for Exploration and Knowing Ourselves6. Why Travel? The Sociological Perspective – Kris Beuret and Roger Hall7. Religious and Spiritual Travel – Alison Kuznets8. Travel in Art and Literature – Alison Kuznets and Matthew Niblett9. Why People Travel: An Anthropological View – Tom Selwyn 10. Tourist Travel – Hazel Andrews 11. Travel as Exploration: Science, the Unknown, and Personal Discovery – Emily ThomasPart III: Limits and New Horizons12. Technology and Travel – Glenn Lyons13. Placemaking and Travel: The City Is Where the People Choose to Go – Deborah Saunt and Tom Greenall14. Travel’s Place in the Environment – Terry Hill15. Conclusion: What Have We Learnt? – Kris Beuret and Matthew Niblett

Kris Beuret OBE is the Director of Social Research Associates (SRA). She is a sociologist, previously an academic, and a member of the Independent Transport Commission and Highways England’s Research and Innovation Advisory Board. Kris has advised the House of Commons Transport Committee, TfL, the DfT and overseas governments on disability and diversity issues.Dr Matthew Niblett is Director of the Independent Transport Commission and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He oversees the ITC's research portfolio and has presented findings from this research to Ministers and Parliamentary Select Committee enquiries. Matthew holds a doctorate from the University of Oxford and was a Senior Research Associate at Oxford's Transport Studies Unit.

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• Foreword by Tony Wheeler, co-founder, Lonely Planet1. Why Travel? An Introduction – Matthew Niblett and Kris BeuretPart I: Fundamental Motivations2. Biological Perspectives on Travel – Charles Pasternak3. Travel and The Mind – Tony Hiss 4. Philosophy and Travel: The Meaning of Movement – Matthew Niblett 5. The Economics of Travel: It’s Not the Destination, It’sthe Journey – Matthew Dillon and Alexander JanPART II: Travel for Exploration and Knowing Ourselves6. Why Travel? The Sociological Perspective – Kris Beuret and Roger Hall7. Religious and Spiritual Travel – Alison Kuznets8. Travel in Art and Literature – Alison Kuznets and Matthew Niblett9. Why People Travel: An Anthropological View – Tom Selwyn 10. Tourist Travel – Hazel Andrews 11. Travel as Exploration: Science, the Unknown, and Personal Discovery – Emily ThomasPart III: Limits and New Horizons12. Technology and Travel – Glenn Lyons13. Placemaking and Travel: The City Is Where the People Choose to Go – Deborah Saunt and Tom Greenall14. Travel’s Place in the Environment – Terry Hill15. Conclusion: What Have We Learnt? – Kris Beuret and Matthew Niblett