Life

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Life Tourism in the year 2050 Abraham Pizam

• By stating vision hope its self-fulfilling
• Assumes we overcome current problems
• The environment
• Mandatory energy conservation
• Alternative sources
• Solar, thermal energy conversion, photovoltaic,
  wind energy, ocean thermal conversion, biomass
• Pollution taxed!
• Mandatory recycling, reduce packing, H20 conserv,
  seawater desalination, businesses will help
  conserve

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Vision 2050

• Demographics
• A mere 1 increase in population per year
• India will overtake China (1.9 vs. 1.6 billion)
• Migration to cities will be curbed
• Mega-cities 30-50 million
• Lifestyle and Values
• Defined by sociability and exploration
• Holism will be practiced (nature, mind body)
• Education
• Teaching will be virtual, (5 year BS, 3 year MS)
• Libraries electronic, corporations as colleges

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Vision 2050

• Entertainment
• Satellite digital radio and TV
• Shopping
• Virtual close physical locations
• Technology
• Genetic engineering food production/disease
• Info techn Individualized Computer Unit!
• Space human colonies on moon and Mars
• Emerging molecular nanotechnology

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Tourism in the year 2050

• Increases in standard of living
• Developing countries are big players (India)
• Tourism by far 1 industry (for real)
• Attractions
• Space tourism, underwater resorts, sub cruises,
  specialized resort (disabilities), etc
• Areas of expansion
• Pharmacological destinations, adventure travel,
  fragile sites reservation only, weekend int.
  travel

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A Vision of Tourism

• Transportation
• Rocket supersonic travel, moving sidewalks,
  mega cruise ships (10,000)
• Expansion of
• Magnetic trains, battery engines, no driving zone
  inner-city, airports entertainment
  destinations, single contractor for ticketing,
  luggage centers
• Hospitality/Tourism Industry
• Luxury Hotels vs. Morgue-like hotels
• Themed hotels, hotels on moon/Mars, sustainable
  codes (enforced), passports/visas thru ICUs

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Hotels in 2050

• Hotel Management
• Paperless purchasing (thru ICUs)
• Instantly download customer info
• Surveys, preferences, etc.
• Robotics for maids, etc.
• Keyless doors and security with ICUs
• Human Resources
• Pay/conditions much better a Resource!
• I.T. improve quality of life, not wage wars!

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The Non-Stop City

• Urban Growth
• Population (cities w/ 50 million people)
• Increased crime, poverty, stress, etc.
• Solution?
• Time as a resource
• A 24 hour economy

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The Non-stop City

• Europe closes at night, US awakes
• 3 or 4 work shifts per day!
• Businesses school 24/7 (Walmart)
• Timeshare desks and housing!
• Recreation, etc. at nite (removal of blue laws)
• Other solutions
• 8 day week (3 weekend days) Earthday
• Global Time (internet)