Glen Hiemstra, Founder of Futurist.com and futurist speaker, delivers a futurist speech to the 40th Annual meeting of the Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA) in Honolulu on June 23, 2009. Glen describes 4 converging forces shaping travel and tourism, and the 4 trends that result from these forces. He contrast two alternative futures - the vision of Virgin Galactic and the Null Stern (zero points) Hotel.

1. Alternative Futures for
Travel and Tourism
Glen Hiemstra
Founder & Owner
Futurist.com
glen@futurist.com
©

2. ©

3. What Is Your Image
Of The Future?
©

4. ©

5. ©

6. Lessons from & for the Future
of Travel and Tourism
 Four converging forces
 Income gap economics &
frugal societies
 End of cheap energy
 Demographic dynamics
 Climate change and life style
 Four emerging T&T trends
 Keeping it local
 Alternative transport
 Destination evolution
 New whys of travel
©
©