The document summarizes key findings from a Travelzoo/ITB market study on consumers' perspectives on future modes of transportation. It found that airline passenger trips are expected to increase dramatically to 8 billion annually by 2036. Consumers believe technologies like hyperloops and flying cars could be possible by 2030 but have concerns about driverless vehicles being unsafe. While new transportation aims to be quicker and more environmentally friendly, high costs may limit adoption until prices lower. The challenges are overcoming fears and building trust while keeping new technologies affordable and sustainable.

1. JOEL BRANDON-BRAVO
Customers' Perspective
Exclusive Travelzoo/ITB Market Study

3. The horse is here to
stay, but the
automobile is only a
novelty – a fad.

4. How, sir, would you
make a ship sail
against the wind and
currents by lighting a
bonfire on her deck?

5. Rail travel at high
speed is not possible
because passengers,
unable to breath,
would die of
asphyxia.

6. 8 BILLION TRIPS BY 2036
ANNUAL AIRLINE PASSENGERS
4 BILLION TRIPS 2018
2 BILLION TRIPS 2006

7. 1 BILLION
TODAY
2.5 BILLION
BY 2050
BEIJING 1500
ADDED A DAY
TRANSPORTATION
23% CO2
EMISSIONS
AVIATION
BARRELS DAILY
5M OIL
ROAD & EMISSIONS FORECAST

8. FUTURE MODES OF TRANSPORT
DRIVERLESS CAR HYPERLOOPVOLOCOPTER

9. FUTURE MODES OF TRANSPORT
HIGH-SPEED
TRAINS
BOOM SUPERSONIC
AIRCRAFT
UBER ELEVATE

10. DRIVERLESS TECHNOLOGY
DLR / HEATHROW / FRANKFURT

11. EXCLUSIVE CONSUMER SURVEY: TRAVELZOO & ITB BERLIN

12. FUTURE TRAVEL PREFERENCES
HYPERLOOP
48%
DRONES
19%
TELEPORTATION
38%
FLYING CAR
35%

13. AGE PREFERENCES
49% 18-34 YRS vs 20% 65+
25% 18-34 YRS vs 13% 65+

14. CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS
51%
POSSIBLE BY 2030
10%
POSSIBLE BY 2030

15. CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS
21% NO CHANGE
29% NO CHANGE
27% NO CHANGE

16. DRIVERLESS TECHNOLOGY - TRUST
25%TRUST
37%UNWILLING
38%UNEASY

17. DRIVERLESS TECHNOLOGY - UNWILLING
25%18-34 YR OLDS
UNWILLING
53%65+ YR OLDS
UNWILLING

18. 31% GLOBALLY MEN
20% GLOBALLY WOMEN
29% SPANISH
42% GERMANS
DRIVERLESS TECHNOLOGY – GENDER & NATIONALITY

19. FLIGHT PREFERENCE
32%
GREEN FUELS
31%
SUPERSONIC FLIGHT

20. PERCEIVED BENEFITS – LUXURY TRAVEL
78% BELIEVE LUXURIOUS
80% BELIEVE ONLY FOR RICH

21. 80%WILL PAY
SAME OR LESS
4%WILL PAY
MUCH MORE
TRAVEL MODES - CONSUMER WILLINGNESS TO PAY

22. CONSUMER PRICE EXPECTATION
NO CHANGE

23. % BUILD &
MAINTENANCE
NEW TRANSPORT TECH – SUCCESS STORY
0
50
100
150
747 CONCORDE
PROFITS
£30M – £50M
PER ANNUM

24. Aspirational forms of transport drives
a premium prior to mass adoption

25. CONSUMER BENEFITS PERCEPTION
88%
TRAVEL QUICKER
67%
LESS STRESSFUL

26. NEW TRANSPORT TECH – PASSENGER VOLUME
0 40000 80000 120000 160000
EUROTUNNEL
POPULAR EU AIRLINE ROUTES
HYPERLOOP PASSENGER GOAL
PASSENGERS PER DAY

27. CONSUMER BENEFITS PERCEPTION
67%
ECO
FRIENDLY
73%
REDUCED EMISSIONS
62%
LESS RELIANT ON
NATURAL RESOURCES

28. GREEN FUELS - AVIATION
0 200 400 600 800
ESTIMATED GREEN FUEL COST
ANNUAL FUEL COST
OVERALL RUNNING COST
$ BILLION

29. CHALLENGE FOR THE FUTURE OF TRAVEL
Overcoming fears, building trust.
Making it safer, cheaper, more
convenient and greener.

30. RECOMMENDATIONS
CONSUMER
TRUST
CONSUMER
FAMILIARITY
COMMUNICATE
SAFETY
MINIMISE
COSTS

31. A rocket will never
be able to leave the
Earth’s atmosphere.

32. jbrandon@travelzoo.com
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