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Writing Portfolio TASK 2
Writing Portfolio TASK 2
How will travel in the future be different to travel now?
How will travel in the future be different to travel now?
Three predictions for the future of travel
Three predictions for the future of travel
Decisions
Decisions
Artificial intelligence could help you pick your ideal travel destination, as well as locations and companions. “Just as you try on clothes in a store today, or listen to music samples online before you decide to buy, customers will be able to explore and try out holiday destinations in the online metaverse before making a purchase, as virtual reality experiences and VR glasses become more widely available in daily life,” says Professor Birgitte Andersen, the CEO of Big Innovation Centre.
Destinations
Destinations
You might be expanding your horizons further than you can imagine right now. According to innovations forecaster Shivvy Jervis, you could be able to add a new kind of destination to your list of options in the next thirty to fifty years: “short space-based holiday trips” will soon become “a reality”. That’s another one to add to a growing bucket list.
Accommodation
Accommodation
Hotels will likely look a lot different in the future, with underwater or subterranean accommodations becoming a possibility. Not because of adverse weather events (hopefully), but to cater to the breed of traveller who wants to push the limits of what’s possible when they holiday.
Which of these three future possibilities do you think is the most interesting? Explain your answer.
Which of these three future possibilities do you think is the most interesting? Explain your answer.
Decisions
Destinations
Accommodation
Could the Futuristic Traveling Tube Become a Reality?
Could the Futuristic Traveling Tube Become a Reality?
It sounds like something straight out of a science fiction movie or a silly cartoon: a futuristic traveling tube that can quickly shoot people wherever they want to go, inside a tiny pod. But this may be just around the corner for people looking for a faster, easier, and cheaper-than-ever way to travel.
South African-American inventor and billionaire Elon Musk, who, in the past, has worked on both private space flight and electric cars, recently announced he has been working on the design of this traveling tube, which could forever change the way we travel the world.
In an interview, Musk described the new tube as a fifth kind of transportation.
“We have planes, trains, automobiles, and boats,” he explained. “What if there was a fifth mode? I have a name for it, [it’s] called the Hyperloop.”
The Hyperloop would have the power to cut back on travel time between major cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco, which is what inspired Musk to design the Hyperloop in the first place.
Musk stated in an interview that he actually came up with the idea for the Hyperloop while thinking about the train that takes people between Los Angeles and San Francisco—it is known for being one of the slowest in the country.
“This system I have in mind…can never crash, is immune to weather, it goes three or four times faster than the bullet train…it goes an average speed of twice what an aircraft would do,” explained Musk.
“You would go from downtown L. A. to downtown San Francisco in under 30 minutes,” he added. “It would cost you much less than an air ticket [and less] than any other mode of transport.”
People using the Hyperloop would shoot around in pods, which are each just over six-and-a-half feet across, and the pods would travel through tubes located either above ground or under water, though Musk has not yet released his final design drawings.
Additionally, Musk believes the Hyperloop could be completely powered by the sun—making it more environmentally friendly than cars, airplanes, or train systems. Someday it could possibly move people between the East and West Coasts of the United States in less than an hour, which is faster than any other mode of transportation that exists. Eventually, the Hyperloop would be able to move people around the world.
The Hyperloop could even run 24/7, be cheap, and allow people to travel on their own schedule. People could show up at the Hyperloop station whenever they want and be quickly sent on their way.
Musk is not the first person outside of science fiction novelists to dream up vacuum tube technology for moving people. The idea has been around for some time, and inventors in other countries, including China, are reportedly working on similar technology.
What does this passage describe?
What does this passage describe?
This passage describes a traveling tube that could help people get around in the future.
This passage describes the costs of building traveling tubes around the world.
This passage describes the damage that cars, planes, and trains do to the environment.
This passage describes the reasons that people are looking for a cheaper-than-ever way to travel.
Based on information in the passage, what is one reason that people might want to use the Hyperloop instead of other kinds of transportation?
Based on information in the passage, what is one reason that people might want to use the Hyperloop instead of other kinds of transportation?
People with motion sickness might not be able to handle the Hyperloop.
People are tired of using the same four kinds of transportation over and over.
The Hyperloop could take people to places where planes and trains do not go.
People would not have to pay as much to use the Hyperloop.
Based on information in the passage, is a traveling tube such as the Hyperloop likely to become a reality or not? Explain your answer with evidence from the passage
Based on information in the passage, is a traveling tube such as the Hyperloop likely to become a reality or not? Explain your answer with evidence from the passage
According to this article what is one disadvantage of space as a tourist destination?
According to this article what is one disadvantage of space as a tourist destination?
What environmental risks might be associated with vastly increased numbers of people travelling to Antarctica?
What environmental risks might be associated with vastly increased numbers of people travelling to Antarctica?
Why is the Indonesian Government trying to encourage tourists to consider destinations beyond Bali?
Why is the Indonesian Government trying to encourage tourists to consider destinations beyond Bali?
Describe the Neom Project that is being built in Saudi Arabia.
Describe the Neom Project that is being built in Saudi Arabia.
What is one solution to managing over-tourism in Venice?
What is one solution to managing over-tourism in Venice?
What reasons are given for why China could be a popular travel destination for Australians?
What reasons are given for why China could be a popular travel destination for Australians?
What kind of tourist is New Zealand's tourism minister Stuart Nash hoping to attract to New Zealand in the future? Why?
What kind of tourist is New Zealand's tourism minister Stuart Nash hoping to attract to New Zealand in the future? Why?
Why might people be keen to travel to the Ukraine in the next 15 years?
Why might people be keen to travel to the Ukraine in the next 15 years?
By late 2025, Qantas plans to offer direct flights from Sydney and Melbourne to what two destinations?
By late 2025, Qantas plans to offer direct flights from Sydney and Melbourne to what two destinations?
What country is the world's most popular tourist destination?
What country is the world's most popular tourist destination?
Of the ten ways travel will change in the future (striving for sustainability; staying well; turning on to electric propulsion; holidaying longer and deeper; embracing virtual reality; putting secondary destinations first; social media powers on; the rise of the digital nomad; tech, tech, tech; back to nature;) which one do you think is the most important and why?
Of the ten ways travel will change in the future (striving for sustainability; staying well; turning on to electric propulsion; holidaying longer and deeper; embracing virtual reality; putting secondary destinations first; social media powers on; the rise of the digital nomad; tech, tech, tech; back to nature;) which one do you think is the most important and why?
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