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Dassault Systèmes’ concept for a flying cruise liner
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t’s 2050 and taking a vacation is easier than ever, thanks to the latest technological breakthroughs. Over the next few pages, we’ll guide you through every step of your trip, from planning and booking, to travelling and making the most of your stay. Some of the technology involved might seem unbelievable, but all of it was in fact already real, or under development, in the year 2016. Take the process of booking your trip, for example. You may have been using comparison websites to find the best deals, but now you don’t need to enter your information, as online travel agents already know your preferences. Gareth Williams, CEO and co-founder of travel company Skyscanner, said: “Travel search and booking will be as easy as buying a book on Amazon.” There’s no longer any guesswork involved in picking
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your destination either, as Nik Gupter, Skyscanner’s director of hotels, predicted back in 2016: “In ten years’ time a traveller will be able to take a virtual reality walk through the hotel he is planning to book in real-time.” The stress of travelling is long gone and getting to your destination is almost as enjoyable as the holiday itself. In 2016, Melissa Weigel from design studio Moment Factory said: “In the near future, airports will be an intrinsic part of the holiday experience.” Since then, automated check-in and speedy security scanning has made boarding your flight a breeze. Holiday destinations have also changed a great deal, as futurist Daniel Burrus predicted: “Relatively affordable trips in low Earth orbit that enable you to experience a few minutes of weightlessness will happen very soon.” Now we’ve our sights on the Moon and Mars.
Avoid the airport altogether by taking your TF-X flying car
The 90-metre luxury JAZZ yacht features an indoor pool
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The Spike S-512 jet will mirror the speed of Concorde
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