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

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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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The potential beyond the threshold of space tourism: hypersonic travel, solar system colonization and more

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I was just interviewed on ABC TV about the news that Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is going public through a merger with Social Capital Hedosophia, to be the first publicly listed space tourism company. A video of the interview is below. Musk is intent on colonizing Mars.

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Travel planning startup led by longtime tech investor combines human insight and AI

GeekWire

Ten years ago, Steller’s story-building app for image and video creators was a GeekWire “App of the Week.” ” Stellr, which has raised $42 million to date, is now used by travelers and influencers who grew up with social media. with a clickable map and more details about the destination. based Pilot.

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COVID-19 lessons from Iceland: How one Nordic country has all but stopped the virus in its tracks

GeekWire

The next big step will be reopening the country to tourism, one of the key drivers of its economy. ” Watch a replay of the panel via the video above, or nis2020.com. However, she added, “we don’t think it will cause another wave.”

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Virtual internships: Tech companies and students adjust as pandemic forces remote experience

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The information technology sector trailed only travel and tourism as the hardest hit industries. Microsoft interns perform in a musical video that went viral last summer from the company’s campus in Redmond, Wash. due to the coronavirus. ” Not what anyone expected. YouTube screen grab). Grateful to have the opportunity.

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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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