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 tourismMake 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.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.