The Future of the Travel Industry

Futurewise - Six Faces of Global Change

Keynote speech on trends affecting the travel and tourism industries by Dr Patrick Dixon for Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) event in Berlin October 2002 - 1,000 delegates, large venue, big stage. Dr Dixon has been ranked as one of the 20 most influential business thinkers alive today (Thinkers50 - 2005 global survey), and is author of 12 books including Futurewise and Building a Better Business. He recently contributed to the World Economic Forum Governors of Travel and Tourism Industries. See also presentation to executive board of Virgin Atlantic (edited).

Future of Space Travel and Tourism - Patrick Dixon talks to Virgin Galactic
How Virgin Galactic is taking tourists on trips into space at $200,000 a time. Video of first attempt in new vehicle which will do two trips a day. Dr Patrick Dixon interview of Stephen Attenborough at Google Zeitgeist.

Air travel has quadrupled since 1970 and will probably double again by 2015. What will happen to patterns of business and leisure travel?

Themes: corporate travel budgets, global teams, virtual working, airline industry trends, travel management, travel agents, budget airlines, transportation industry. Related themes: virtual teams and virtual working.

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Future impact of global warming on human life
Truth about global warming research. How consumers, business and governments will respond. Opportunities / threats from climate change.