How does mobile technology impact your vacation? Mobile technology, apps and the Internet of things provide the most customizable travel services imaginable.
17. “RFIDs in the form of tickets used for transit
will demand 700 million tags in 2014.”(6)
18. People use mobile technology to connect
with family & friends while traveling.
19. Social media outlets provide travelers with
transient ways of allowing their friends and
family to “socially snack” on their journey.(3)
20. Snapchat provides
a less passive,
more active
personal approach, that
demands the attention
of the receiver. (3)
21. It’s important to take a break from technology
to relax, unwind, and enjoy the vacation.(14)
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