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The future of travel and tourism: safe adventures, real-time guidance, and new frontiers

Trends in the Living Networks

Last week, as part of the ongoing weekly future series on the Morning Show, I spoke about the future of travel and tourism. Click on the image below to watch a video of the segment. A massive rise in sustainable tourism , with low impact hotels and activities and the opportunity to observe rare species.

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Virgin Galactic offers a peek inside SpaceShipTwo in VR, making its case in the space tourism race

GeekWire

And in a move befitting this era of social distancing, the big reveal was done with the aid of virtual reality. Although the VR experience makes use of computer-generated static scenes rather than full-motion video, the sounds that you hear — including cockpit chatter and the rumble of the rocket engine — add to the sense of realism.

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Virgin Orbit set to try and send satellites to space for the first time

The Verge

Virgin Orbit — the sister company of billionaire Richard Branson’s space tourism outfit Virgin Galactic — will try a second test of its small satellite-launching rocket later today, months after it failed to reach orbit during a first attempt. It will make photos and video available sometime after the test is completed.

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Here are all the winners of the 2020 Webby Awards

The Verge

Lil Nas X’s “Panini,” NASA’s social media presence, Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty line, and John Krasinski’s Some Good News YouTube show are among the winners of this year’s Webby Awards. National Geographic took away this year’s most awards, 15 total, with wins for its science podcasts, travel videos, and photos on social media, among other things.

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List of the world’s top female futurists (Update #5)

Trends in the Living Networks

She has worked on projects about diverse issues such as water security, the future of energy, the future of youth, intelligent buildings, the development of cities over the next few decades, and planning for Egypt in 2030. Chung developed the curriculum and conducted training for the government’s in-house futures course, Futurecraft.

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