Transportation and travel. Travel and transportation. For
obvious reasons, the two cannot be treated as mutually exclusive. Both are
being transformed by ever-hastening technological advances, and though the
naysayers dismiss the likelihood of total disruption, one has only to look at
other technological leapfrog moments: the Ford Model T, Southwest Airlines,
Apple’s iPhone, Uber. In each of these instances, mass adoption occurred because
of a disruptor, and once that disruptor entered the market, adoption took place
in fewer than 10 years. History is about to repeat, and it will once again
involve how people get around. Many predict this change will be the most transformative
one in transportation for the next 100 years. This analysis will explore various
aspects and implications of this transformation on the travel industry.
- Introduction
- Probing Transportation’s Transformation
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Rental Cars and Ground Transportation
- Mass Transit
- Air Travel
- MaaS
- Lodging
- Cruise Lines
- A Note about Consumers
- Conclusion