Travel - The future is now!

Imagination seems to be the only boundry - whether travellers decide to visit a themepark (with choices between a 'real' or virtual one), going to space or deep down to sea, flying on a cosmoplane or helium-filled airship hotel versus staying in a pod hotel; the choices will be endless - and maybe we will just end up sitting on the couch, 'popping' a destination pill bought at the local shop...

Travel Technology:
www.forimmediaterelease.net/pm/1001.html
http://www.traveltrends.biz/
http://www.asiatraveltips.com/news09/242-SITA.shtml


Future destinations/transport modes:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3580337.stm
www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/hotel_future_040623.html
http://www.spacefuture.com/tourism/tourism.shtml
www.pinktentacle.com/2007/01/future-tourist-destinations
http://zapatopi.net/inteli-tube/
http://faculty.washington.edu/jbs/itrans/index.html
http://www.clubofamsterdam.com/contentarticles/38%20Tourism/Wybren_Meijer_Trends_in_Tourism_Futureconsult_Club_of_Amsterdam.pdf
http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=338597
http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,28318,25447297-5014090,00.html
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/09/the-future-of-air-travel-is-well-weird.html


New developments (such as Medical/Volunteer/Green tourism): http://www.shapingtomorrow.com/

Education: http://www.central.wa.edu.au/, http://www.ceats.blogspot.com/

Research: http://www.decipher.biz/, http://www.qualitytourism.com.au/, http://www.crctourism.com.au/
http://www.tra.australia.com/content/documents/forecasts/Forecast%202007-1%20Exec%20Summary.pdf

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