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first air conditioning
the belmont motor inn beomes the first motel to install air conditioning, soon followed by the first hotel, the adolphus, both located in dallas, texas. -
artificial intelligence
Alan Turing published “Computer Machinery and Intelligence” which proposed a test of machine intelligence called The Imitation Game. ai has now come much further and can do countless things imaginable. -
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gds invented
The global distribution system (GDS) was first introduced in the airline industry in the 1960s. It revolutionised how airlines distributed their inventory and how travel agents booked tickets. The GDS allowed for real-time inventory updates and automated booking.CRS and GDS might have the same functions but the major difference between these two systems is that CRS only provides information about airlines whereas by using GDS you can reserve a ticket, a room in a hotel, and also a rental car. -
first keyless entry system
starwood pilots the first successful mobile and keyless entry system at dozens of properties -
Breeching's report
On 27 March 1963, Beeching published his report called 'The Reshaping of British Railways'. The report identified profitable and unprofitable services and revealed how railways weren't being used effectively as they could've been. It recommended the widespread closure of all uneconomic routes, which eventually happened when 2,363 stations and 5,000 miles of railway line for closure, which was 55% of stations, 30% of route miles, and the loss of 67,700 British Rail jobs. -
Augmented reality
AR is an augmented view of the real world. This school of thought is preferred by Disney CEO – Bob Iger, preferring to keep visitors in the theme park, and not a virtual world. It is a technology extremely suited to the Museum environment, but the key is to ensure the content is relevant and adds value to the experience, rather than detracting from it. -
introduction of the Boeing 747
The first Boeing 747 is shown for public view on the 30th, September 1968. Able to carry 490 passengers, the $20 million plane was delivered to airlines in October 1969. the plane had a great impact on package holidays due to how many passengers it seated and how much faster and further it flew than previous aircrafts -
first keycard
the worlds first recordable keycard was invented by a Norwegian named Tor Sornes, the first model was actually a plastic card containing 32 holes, which could be formed into unique patterns for each individual guest. -
Low cost airlines
European Union deregulation allowed airlines of member states to operate domestically within the region. air travel has dramatically increased and prices have fallen. After deregulation, airlines reconfigured their routes and equipment, making possible improvements in capacity utilization. These efficiency effects made it more accessible to the general public. -
first online flight booking
electronic tickets in the first online booking system, these e-tickets are just an online version of the paper ones.those digital records allowed airlines to make the ticketing process cheaper, and easier for future passengers -
first online travel agent
Travelweb.com, the first comprehensive worldwide hotel properties catalog online, appeared. It would soon include a feature allowing customers to make online bookings. Then, in 1995, the Internet Travel Network claimed to oversee the first online airline reservation. -
VR tours invented
The first example of a virtual tour was a museum visitor interpretive tour, consisting of 'walk-through' of a 3D reconstruction of Dudley Castle in England as it was in 1550. -
Easy jet low cost airline
easy jet launched as a low-cost airline offering two routes Luton to Glasgow and Luton to Edinburgh. now low cost airlines carry more passangers than other airlines. -
launch of tripadvisor
Tripadvisor LLC was founded by Stephen Kaufer, Langley Steinert, Nick Shanny, and Thomas Palka in February 2000. Kaufer came up with the idea after being frustrated planning a family vacation. In September 2000, before the website was launched, the company obtained $2 million in financing. -
when did skyscanner come about
Skyscanner started with one Excel spread sheet, and one idea: create a site that compares flight prices for every single commercial airline in the world. this became very effective and usefull to people booking their own flights rather than having to go through a travel agents. -
release of the iphone
The iPhone was released in the United States on June 29, 2007, changing consumers veiws on the limits to mobile technology forever -
Southampton cruise terminals
in 2009, they had to introduce a fourth terminal as in the previous few years they where dealing with record breaking amounts of people on their cruises and cargo coming into ports. since then they have even built a fith terminal as cruises become more and more popular within the UK. -
The Vampire Diaries pilot first aired
the plot of the show was introduced in the pilot episode "After the deaths of their parents, teens Elena and Jeremy Gilbert do their best to keep going. Elena has trouble concealing her grief, while Jeremy risks everything as he dabbles in drug use. Then new student Stefan arrives, and Elena realises that she is drawn to him, but she does not know about his strange origins." the town it was filmed in then became a popular tourist attraction. -
introduction of first CRS
developed in response to the G20 request and approved by the OECD Council on 15 July 2014, calls on jurisdictions to obtain information from their financial institutions and automatically exchange that information with other jurisdictions on an annual basis. it was introduced by american airlines. -
Amadeus tests vr as a travel booking option
The transactional focus of this virtual reality (VR), or 3D immersive tech, makes it stand out. Almost no experiments have been publicized in how picking a flight or rental car and paying for it might work in virtual reality in a way connected to today’s reservation and payment systems, giving the Amadeus-owned company an apparent head start over competitors.