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How Technology Changed The Tourism Industry
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Recommendations
Before the age of the internet, people got recommendations on where to travel from friends and families -
Travel Agents
Travel Agents become more affordable and become a popular method for the middle class to travel, especially when traveling overseas. -
Waiting
Travelers had to be at the airport to see real time updates of there flights. They also had a harder time accessing taxi's and other forms of travel once they arrived to their destination -
Travel Agencies Go Online
After the development of the internet travelers no longer wanted to have to visit in person with a travel agent. Instead customers went to online websites that would allow them to plan their own vacations all online. -
Smarthphone
Apps such as Uber and Lyft made it easier for people to have access to taxi's and other forms of transportation. Other mobile applications such as Delta and Southwest -
Online Recommendations
Now with the Internet people rely on online recommendations more than the recommendations from family and friends. Online recommendations often also give travelers more ideas of where they want to visit while they are traveling
