Digital Advances Rule Travel Innovations
June 11, 2008. When Budget Travel asked readers to submit their picks for the Top Ten travel innovations of the past 10 years, nine out of 10 results had one thing in common - they are digital or online technologies. Anyone who loves to stay at luxury vacation rentals will appreciate this list.
The odd choice out was the improvement of roller bags, which have come a long way from the topsy-turvy creations of the past. Nowadays, this piece has become ubiquitous among business travelers in New York City and beachgoers in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
But check out everything else on the list:
10. Online maps
9. Digital photography
8. Online flight check-in
7. GPS navigation
6. Worldwide ATM access
5. Cell phones
4. Global Internet access
3. TripAdvisor
2. Online travel booking
1. Roller bags
Technically speaking, you could fit all of these innovations except ATM machines in just three items: a laptop, a cell phone with GPS and digital camera built-in, and a roller bag to carry them in!
