Travel has changed so much in the last few years.Bigger planes,budget airlines,bookings by phone,Affordable cruises.Less people taking package holidays.Breaking the trip up and planning it themselves.Internet has taken so much of the market.I t`s been exciting but hopefully bigger things are to come.
29th Jan 2019 I attended a Travel Massive event. Venue: The CitizenM Renfrew St, Glasgow.
Heard so many interesting predictions about the future.
Great to hear Alex Bainbridge, founder of TourCMS and Autoura talking about projects he was working on.
Our other speaker was Peter Syme. He has been providing adventure tours since he was a teenager 1984 and has vast knowledge of the travel industry.He also put great input into the night.
These guys have inspired me into writing my thoughts.
29th Jan 2019 I attended a Travel Massive event. Venue: The CitizenM Renfrew St, Glasgow.
Heard so many interesting predictions about the future.
Great to hear Alex Bainbridge, founder of TourCMS and Autoura talking about projects he was working on.
Our other speaker was Peter Syme. He has been providing adventure tours since he was a teenager 1984 and has vast knowledge of the travel industry.He also put great input into the night.
These guys have inspired me into writing my thoughts.
Ok the Digital travel-has become the way ahead.Everyone is using the internet for booking or information.Travel agencies are struggling.
With the big players taking over the market.
Thomas cook,T U I and Barrhead travel seem to be in every Glasgow shopping centre.
With the big players taking over the market.
Thomas cook,T U I and Barrhead travel seem to be in every Glasgow shopping centre.
Will they survive? Who knows.
, Autonomous Tours of Glasgow
Will I ever take one? Time may not be on my side.
Will I ever take one? Time may not be on my side.
Site seeing tours of the future. Alex Bainbridge
at the meeting was so confident this is going to happen.
Autonomous cars
There are four paths driverless car can develop.
Level 0.
Conditional automation (eyes on)
The human driver is in total control of the vehicle
Level 1.
Driver assistance (hands on)
Control of the vehicle is shared between the driver and the automated system.
Level 2.
Partial automation (hands off)
The automated system has almost complete control over handling the acceleration, braking, and steering. The driver does need to be prepared to react urgently
Level 3.
Conditional automation (eyes off)
The car is almost entirely in control of itself – but the driver is still required to pay some attention and be prepared to intervene. at separates oncoming traffic.
Level 4.
High automation (mind off)
The driver isn’t required to pay attention to the road, but these can only be self-driven under particular circumstances, such as certain speed limits and road types.
Level 5.
Complete automation
So when we get to level 5 we are ready to top the open top buses popularity.
at the meeting was so confident this is going to happen.
Autonomous cars
There are four paths driverless car can develop.
Level 0.
Conditional automation (eyes on)
The human driver is in total control of the vehicle
Level 1.
Driver assistance (hands on)
Control of the vehicle is shared between the driver and the automated system.
Level 2.
Partial automation (hands off)
The automated system has almost complete control over handling the acceleration, braking, and steering. The driver does need to be prepared to react urgently
Level 3.
Conditional automation (eyes off)
The car is almost entirely in control of itself – but the driver is still required to pay some attention and be prepared to intervene. at separates oncoming traffic.
Level 4.
High automation (mind off)
The driver isn’t required to pay attention to the road, but these can only be self-driven under particular circumstances, such as certain speed limits and road types.
Level 5.
Complete automation
So when we get to level 5 we are ready to top the open top buses popularity.
This is how it could work in the Future.
Book on line-or mobile or at the hotel`s Tourism hotspot.
At the hub-- voice automation
First thing ask price
Q Where are you-- A Glasgow
Q When do you want tour A 12.0
Q Where would you like to go A Kelvingrove
How long A 30 minutes.
Where would you like to go next.
A Riverside 30 minutes , So on.
Your Google Autonomous car will be programmed to arrive 11.55.
Open the door with contact less visa card.
This will calculate how much final bill will be.
Book on line-or mobile or at the hotel`s Tourism hotspot.
At the hub-- voice automation
First thing ask price
Q Where are you-- A Glasgow
Q When do you want tour A 12.0
Q Where would you like to go A Kelvingrove
How long A 30 minutes.
Where would you like to go next.
A Riverside 30 minutes , So on.
Your Google Autonomous car will be programmed to arrive 11.55.
Open the door with contact less visa card.
This will calculate how much final bill will be.
Off we go stopping at all the chosen points.
Must be back on time or your Autonomous tour is off. Sounds fun but will it happen?
Must be back on time or your Autonomous tour is off. Sounds fun but will it happen?
Hotels of the Future
The days of a staid lobby have come to an end. In the next few years-- hotel will have dramatically changed their public spaces, adopting the concept of a living room.
Everything will be voice automation.Sad to say staff will be kept to a minimum.
You will check in with your con-tactless Visa.
You will sign in by saying your name.Your room door opens by saying your name.Book trips by saying your name.As above.
By 2030, Hilton Hotels predict big data will allow hotels to tweak your room to your preferences before you even arrive. By 2050, Yeoman predicts hotels will be revolutionised by “claytronics” — programmable matter that you can shapeshift into different forms. Developments in brain-computer interfaces mean claytronic matter could be programmed with thought alone — just think of a softer bed and it’s yours!
The days of a staid lobby have come to an end. In the next few years-- hotel will have dramatically changed their public spaces, adopting the concept of a living room.
Everything will be voice automation.Sad to say staff will be kept to a minimum.
You will check in with your con-tactless Visa.
You will sign in by saying your name.Your room door opens by saying your name.Book trips by saying your name.As above.
By 2030, Hilton Hotels predict big data will allow hotels to tweak your room to your preferences before you even arrive. By 2050, Yeoman predicts hotels will be revolutionised by “claytronics” — programmable matter that you can shapeshift into different forms. Developments in brain-computer interfaces mean claytronic matter could be programmed with thought alone — just think of a softer bed and it’s yours!
All planes will have panoramic windows.
Future planes have 3 decks and 800 people.
By 2030, space travel will be a reality for the rich and perhaps by 2050, it will be for you and me.
Future planes have 3 decks and 800 people.
By 2030, space travel will be a reality for the rich and perhaps by 2050, it will be for you and me.
Airport departures will soon operate a biometric immigration system, using facial recognition and machine-readable passports.
Sadly Concorde will not be about.
Experts predict that 1.8 billion people will be travelling internationally by 2030 and our behaviour will be vastly different to how it is today, shaped by the changes in the demographic as well as the economic, consumer and technological landscape.
Well that is my insight into Future travel
Dougie Baird
Well that is my insight into Future travel
Dougie Baird
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