Personal Growth and Travel
Altering one’s perspective, growing, and actually changing is a challenge. Our habits, likes and biases are generally formed early in life and typically deeply set. …
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The Digitization of Travel: Part 12 – Final Thoughts
Sometimes I think it’s incredible that any of us continue working in the travel industry. Despite it being exciting, extremely high-touch, and of course we …
The Digitization of Travel: Part 11 – Trends
Almost everyone interviewed for this report felt the next big thing in travel is the continuing rise of smart-phones and tablets. From being able to …
The Digitization of Travel: Part 10 – Travel Writing
As long as people have traveled they’ve written about it. The printing press brought an ability to transmit to a great audience and the advent …
The Digitization of Travel: Part 9 – Documenting the Journey
The digital age has completely reshaped not only how we travel but the way we document and share our journey with others. Not so long …
The Digitization of Travel: Part 8 – Navigating
So you have your airline tickets, immunizations are done, visas are stamped in your passport and you’re on the ground in a strange new land. …
The Digitization of Travel: Part 7 – Hotels
Technology has radically changed the way hotels do business, perhaps more so than any other arm of the travel industry. In-room internet, on-demand movies and …
The Digitization of Travel: Part 6 – Expectations
The sheer volume of information about travel destinations available online has exploded over the last decade. No longer must people talk to friends, visit a …
The Digitization of Travel: Part 5 – Planning the Journey
We all have different styles and preferences for planning vacations. Some people clip articles from the travel sections of newspapers, tuck them away and refer …
The Digitization of Travel: Part 4 – Tour Operators
The internet has been the death of some traditional tour agencies while at the same time it’s been the main channel of growth for others. …