It should be greener, the vacation. To that end, there is consensus in the tourism industry. But the focus on artificial intelligence and the increasing technical possibilities are also changing the way we travel in the long term. So what will holidays look like in around 50 years?
Futurologists have investigated this question on behalf of low-cost airline Easyjet. They published the results in a report called “2070: The Future Travel Report”. And they show us a world that is more reminiscent of science fiction than sustainable and conscious travel.
For example, the research team expects us to try out our vacation in 2070 before we book it. How is that supposed to work? The Metaverse aims to make it possible with the help of virtual reality. ‘Just like trying on clothes in a store today, customers will be able to explore and try on vacation destinations in the online metaverse before making a purchase,’ Professor Birgitte Andersen, executive director of the Big Innovation Centre, is quoted in the report as saying .
The chaos at the airport predicted for this travel summer could also be history in 2070. We then left the classic passport behind and replaced it with smart biometric security controls. Futurologists see a global system in which all of our biometric data is stored as realistic. Data protection does not seem to play a major role in the future. At least when travelling.
This is also reflected in the aircraft of the future. We no longer need screens because the media content is projected directly into our eyes, and the seats adapt to our physical characteristics.
There will also be individual solutions in the accommodations. According to the idea of ??the futurologists, every hotel bed will be adjusted to the sleeping needs of the hotel guest – thanks to Smart Home. Instead of building more hotel complexes, we are rethinking and building the hotels in the ground. According to the research team, the underground hotels ensure that we can vacation more energy-efficiently. In addition, it should be possible to gain energy through the steps of the hotel guests.
The 3D printer will play an essential role in the design of hotels in 2070. Not only does he ensure that hotel guests can satisfy their hunger at the buffet by printing out their favorite dishes freshly, but also provides them with freshly printed – and tailor-made – clothing if required. When the holiday is over, the materials can be recycled. Holidaymakers can safely leave their suitcases at home.
Don’t worry, according to futurologists, classic beach holidays or city trips will still be around in 2070. Just a little different. For example, the researchers can imagine that we travel with minimalist headphones that translate every language in the world into ours in real time – so that we can communicate better. So in 2070 the time for language courses will probably be over.
If you want to look back to times long past, you can probably do it on vacation in 2070. Time travel is the keyword here. It’s not going to be quite as crazy as Back to the Future, though. Rather, the futurologists can imagine that with the help of VR glasses and haptic suits we can immerse ourselves in the living environment of our ancestors at historical sites.
So how will we travel in 2070? Definitely much more digital – and hopefully also more sustainable. However, it remains to be seen whether all the forecasts made by futurologists will really come true in one way or another. So far, these have only been ideas of how our world could develop based on the knowledge gained so far. But nobody has a crystal ball. And the last few years have shown us that everything can turn out differently than expected.
