Many of you have probably already seen this article from Travolution that describes in detail, the history of online travel. It was the first time I’ve gone through it and I have to say, it was delightful (in a scary sort of way). It is interesting to see how the attitudes to online travel have changed, especially from the supplier stand point and how predictions made 5 or even 10 years ago were totally off base. For example in the article about 1996, there is a notable statement…

“the Internet will lose its mystique in two years and problems with security and speed will be sorted out.”

10 years later I’d say the Internet has still not lost it’s mystique although, for the most part,the speed and security issues have been resolved. Anyway, if you want a little flashback or are just interested in where travel technology has gone in the last 10 years, I recommend you check it out. You may also want to re-visit my post about the “Triumverate of Travel” about who really owns online travel.

Read more about the 10 years of Online Travel at Travolution.co.uk.

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