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Title: Life


1
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

2
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

3
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

4
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

5
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

6
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!

7
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

8
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)
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