Economic, social, and technological shifts are pushing the travel industry toward seismic change. Learn more about these key changes, their implications on the future of travel, and how travel and tourism companies can adapt to meet evolving traveler expectations.
In the future travel planning will be supported by personalised travel agents and multimodal online platforms. Examples of this were presented by Dr. Stefan Ebener of Google Germany at the ITB Berlin
A Sustainable Future for Travel has painted a picture of a 'dystopian future' where only virtual vacations exist and individual movement is restricted by carbon passports.
Concepts that feel plucked from sci-fi novels and films are quickly making their way into mainstream travel, shaping every step of the journey. Sooner rather than later, we could be piloting passenger drones around Singapore or rocketing into Earth’s orbit to admire the world from the edge of space.
3D printed buffet food, heartbeat passports and time travelling holiday experiences; a new report released today reveals the predictions for how we will travel and enjoy our holidays in 50 years’ time.
Global futurist Rohit Talwar speaks candidly about the risks he sees threatening the travel industry – things such as global economic volatility, rising energy costs, climate change and the impact of automation on work.
Ignore it if you want: the metaverse of 2022 is just like the internet of the early 1990s. It could change everything.
Along with our partners at Stratforma, Amadeus has been engaged in a scenario planning initiative in recent months, designed to assess how a changing world could impact global travel. While we see the travel sector recovering quickly, the shape of the industry, post-recovery, remains uncertain. As part of the project, we are seeking to identify structural changes that are not yet visible so we can assess how our sector can adapt best.
Seeing what is just around the corner can be difficult right now, especially as we face uncertainty around inflation and geopolitical issues. The good news for us in the travel industry is that we are seeing a quicker-than-anticipated recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, which is encouraging, and demonstrates the resilience of our industry.
The architects, hoteliers, space pioneers and designers shaping what travel looks like in 2022 and beyond