THE  FUTURE  OF  TRAVEL  AND  TOURISM:    WHAT  DOES  IT  HOLD?  

Take  10  !   In  your  group,  create  a  brainstorm  chart  with  the  headings:  

Future  Transport  

Future  Tourist  Destinations  

Future  Tourist  Activities  

Future  Accommodations  

•  Make  some  predictions,  however  wild  and  wacky,  about  the  future  of  tourism  

Advanced  Transportation  

ADVANCED  TRANSPORTATION  

Speed Record 443 km/h or 277mph

Best average speed 262km/h or 164mph

THE SHINKANSEN (BULLET TRAIN), JAPAN

Alternative  Accommodations  

Escape-it-all vacations could mean flying high above the Earth in airship hotels

Tourist  stop?  Hotel  investment  community  is  intrigued  but  remains  skeptical.  Low-­‐cost  access  to  space  is  a  key  to  lofting  orbiting  facilities  like  

this...as  well  as  public  waiting  lines  for  that  special  room  with  a  view.      

Hotel lodging of the future could be temporary, licensed, prefabricated, self-sustaining, transportable facilities. These holiday pods can be erected on sites all over the Earth, in locales where establishing a traditional holiday resort would be unacceptable environmentally and politically.

Specialty  Destinations  

ICEHOTEL, SWEDEN

Situated in the village Jukkasjärvi, 200 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle in Sweden.

LUXURY SAFARIS: SOUTHERN AFRICA

THE PALMS: DUBAI, UAE The Palm Trump International Hotel and Tower

Located on the trunk of the Palm Jumeirah.

Shaped like an opening tulip

Five hundred 1, 2, and 3 bedroom apartments and penthouses, each with a sea view and access to five-star amenities.

Hotels in exotic spots could act as temporary space stations for vacationers. The structure is eco-friendly, making use of energizing solar cells. Waste would be stored within the building and periodically disposed of, according to designers. Holiday makers would be transported to the hotel by helicopter.

Rate  it!  !   Read  the  article  about  “11  wild  travel  predictions”  

Record  each  of  the  predictions  in  your  notebook.  

!   Beside  each  prediction,  use  a  scale  rating  system  (1=unlikely  10=will  happen)  to  identify  if  you  think  the  prediction  is  likely  to  occur  or  not.  

!   Identify  the  prediction  you  think  is  most  likely  to  occur  and  the  one  you  think  is  least  likely  to  occur  and  provide  an  explanation  for  your  choice.