Travel Advisory & Cultural Etiquette

Etiquette, the codes of rules that govern social behavior, probably takes its name from the 17th-century court of Louis IV, where courtiers were given 'une etiquette' (a ticket), a list of elaborate rules prescribing acceptable behavior for every situation that might be encountered at court. Louis himself wrote a book on court ceremony. The earliest known book of manners is the ancient Egyptian 'Instructions of Ptah Hotep', in which a father advises his son on proper conduct. Such books have been written in all sophisticated societies and reached a height of popularity in 19th-century England and the United States. Below are links that provide information about travel advisory and cultural etiquette.