The biggest changes in the Holiday Industry over the last 25 years

From the newspaper USA Today.

1. Online booking (50% of holiday bookings worldwide expected to be online this year)
2. Airport security (after sept. 11th)
3. Ticketless travelling
4. The handbagsize suitcase on wheels (!)
5. No smoking on aircrafts
6. Boutique hotels (individuel service & differently decorated rooms)
7. GPS in cars
8. Self service check in -desks
9. Airbus A380
10. Yield management (introduces by American Airlines - today also used by TuiNordic....)
11. No food included in flight ticket
12. Low cost airlines
13. Coed sharing
14. Individuel entertainment on board
15. Bonus points systems
16. Oceanliner cruice
17. The flying bed...
18. Supersonic flying ended (concorde flew 2003 for the last time)

Now the big question remains - what will be the biggest changes the next 25 years - for us to figure out the next few months!!!!!!

Birthe