How People Travel Now
Deciding where to go then and now. On the plane. Finally , there. Travelling has become so much easier. Choosing and booking hotel. How you stayed in touch. How you got local recommendations.
Can you imagine sitting in a plane while the passengers in the row behind you are enjoying their cigarettes? Me neither! Though as a child I frequently flew back and forth between Oslo and London and back then it was perfectly normal to smoke on a plane. Nowadays I cannot imagine sitting in a flying cloud of smoke or getting of the plane smelling like cigarettes. Insane how some things change!
And while it used to be standard to receive drinks and snacks even on very short flights nobody is surprised now by the prices some airlines like Ryanair or EasyJet charge, a can of coke can easily cost you 3 €. You are hungry? Then just get this super tasty, fresh Italian ciabatta sandwich for only 7 €!
You want to sit in the exit row so you will have more leg room? Just pay 30 € more and the seat is yours. And here I was thinking that it is a requirement that at least one person sits in that row to open the door in the case of an emergency. Then again, this scenario is very unlikely anyway (as the safety videos and the flight attendants always point out) and every Euro more is a profit for the airline.
When you reach your destination, somehow you have to reach your hotel, but how can you reach your hotel without transport. In the past, you would have had to stand in line at most airports and train stations until you could finally get into a free taxi, now you just order one with your phone. You enter your location and destination and a taxi or Uber driver accepts your booking and will pick you up in a matter of minutes.
All people is taking selfies when they come on vocation, everyone is smiling, because everyone is happy. Some travelling to hotel from airport, others after hotel is travelling to the beach, everyone wants swim in the sea or lying in the sun, or just lying down.
The price is already set in advance and you pay comfortably via phone, no cash or credit card required and the ride is safe because all the drivers and your data are known. Also, you can travel without taxi, there is more ways to travel like with public transportation and it’s easy, because you can use Google Maps shows you the best way to get from A to B with public transportation. You no longer have to study maps, you don’t get lost or take or take the wrong train and you also don’t have ask around forever. Simply follow the Google Maps instructions and you will know how to get where you want to go with public transportation.
Some people are very hungry after flight or just after travelling with own car, they’re looking for a homely coffee or a really good food such a steak. Back in the day you would have had to rely on the recommendations of hotel staff or the tour guide and didn’t always find the right restaurant or café yourself, or you had to wander around the neighborhood until you coincidentally passed a cool place. And apart from that many hotel rooms are super impersonal and cold- I much prefer living in a real home!
