1) DRESSING TO IMPRESS TO ALL HAIL COMFORT \u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Image-2-style.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nBack in the day catching a flight was more like heading to the theater than the speedy, casual affair it is today. Travelers turned up in their glad rags with the hope of being bumped up to first class. Today flying is much more like catching a bus, with some travelers taking up to 50 flights a year for business purposes.<\/p>\n
A move from court heels to today\u2019s standard sneakers means you\u2019re much more free to dress as you please and much more relaxed when catching your flight.<\/p>\n
2) FROM SMOKING ON PLANES TO SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/image-3-suitcase.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nTravelers can now enjoy a much healthier environment while up in the air. Until the 1990s you could smoke on planes, while 2000 marked the year all flights to and from the US had to become smoke-free.<\/p>\n
Companies are also pushing for more sustainable travel with the introduction of electronic documents. In the 70s it was common to receive all your travel documents on paper through the post. You can now receive them immediately and download them from your airline or hotel\u2019s app.<\/p>\n
You can no longer rock up to your flight 30 minutes before departure, because security is tighter. But you can speed some things up yourself through online check-in and tagging your own luggage.<\/p>\n
3) A MORE PERSONALIZED EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Image-4-postcard.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nIn the 70s and 80s you would be handed postcards to fill out as you boarded a plane and you might have received personalized luggage tags or hotel guides, but the experience today is much more immersive thanks to the ability for guests to share their personal preferences.<\/p>\n
You can expect to receive tailored recommendations via email from your travel company or airline. Some hotels are welcoming you with your name on a screen, while others are going to extreme lengths by adding your social media images into your room for a more homely feel. This is a massive advancement from the 70s when colored televisions were only just being introduced.<\/p>\n
4) TECHNOLOGY: SAVING YOU FROM BOREDOM\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/image5-movie.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nThe days of twiddling your thumbs in the air are over. Though flights used to be roomier, you could be stuck in the air for hours with very little to do, other than smoke, drink and perhaps read a newspaper – or three. You couldn\u2019t even plug in a pair of headphones and listen to music until 1985.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s advancements mean you can choose from hundreds of movies on a personalized screen as you travel, read your kindle or keep your children entertained on a games device. Most airlines now offer Wi-Fi, allowing travelers to stay connected with those on the ground or work from the air.<\/p>\n
5) INDEPENDENT OR BOUTIQUE? THE CHOICE IS YOURS<\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nBack in the day catching a flight was more like heading to the theater than the speedy, casual affair it is today. Travelers turned up in their glad rags with the hope of being bumped up to first class. Today flying is much more like catching a bus, with some travelers taking up to 50 flights a year for business purposes.<\/p>\n
A move from court heels to today\u2019s standard sneakers means you\u2019re much more free to dress as you please and much more relaxed when catching your flight.<\/p>\n
2) FROM SMOKING ON PLANES TO SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/a><\/p>\nTravelers can now enjoy a much healthier environment while up in the air. Until the 1990s you could smoke on planes, while 2000 marked the year all flights to and from the US had to become smoke-free.<\/p>\n
Companies are also pushing for more sustainable travel with the introduction of electronic documents. In the 70s it was common to receive all your travel documents on paper through the post. You can now receive them immediately and download them from your airline or hotel\u2019s app.<\/p>\n
You can no longer rock up to your flight 30 minutes before departure, because security is tighter. But you can speed some things up yourself through online check-in and tagging your own luggage.<\/p>\n
3) A MORE PERSONALIZED EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/a><\/p>\nIn the 70s and 80s you would be handed postcards to fill out as you boarded a plane and you might have received personalized luggage tags or hotel guides, but the experience today is much more immersive thanks to the ability for guests to share their personal preferences.<\/p>\n
You can expect to receive tailored recommendations via email from your travel company or airline. Some hotels are welcoming you with your name on a screen, while others are going to extreme lengths by adding your social media images into your room for a more homely feel. This is a massive advancement from the 70s when colored televisions were only just being introduced.<\/p>\n
4) TECHNOLOGY: SAVING YOU FROM BOREDOM\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/a><\/p>\nThe days of twiddling your thumbs in the air are over. Though flights used to be roomier, you could be stuck in the air for hours with very little to do, other than smoke, drink and perhaps read a newspaper – or three. You couldn\u2019t even plug in a pair of headphones and listen to music until 1985.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s advancements mean you can choose from hundreds of movies on a personalized screen as you travel, read your kindle or keep your children entertained on a games device. Most airlines now offer Wi-Fi, allowing travelers to stay connected with those on the ground or work from the air.<\/p>\n
5) INDEPENDENT OR BOUTIQUE? THE CHOICE IS YOURS<\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nTravelers can now enjoy a much healthier environment while up in the air. Until the 1990s you could smoke on planes, while 2000 marked the year all flights to and from the US had to become smoke-free.<\/p>\n
Companies are also pushing for more sustainable travel with the introduction of electronic documents. In the 70s it was common to receive all your travel documents on paper through the post. You can now receive them immediately and download them from your airline or hotel\u2019s app.<\/p>\n
You can no longer rock up to your flight 30 minutes before departure, because security is tighter. But you can speed some things up yourself through online check-in and tagging your own luggage.<\/p>\n
3) A MORE PERSONALIZED EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/a><\/p>\nIn the 70s and 80s you would be handed postcards to fill out as you boarded a plane and you might have received personalized luggage tags or hotel guides, but the experience today is much more immersive thanks to the ability for guests to share their personal preferences.<\/p>\n
You can expect to receive tailored recommendations via email from your travel company or airline. Some hotels are welcoming you with your name on a screen, while others are going to extreme lengths by adding your social media images into your room for a more homely feel. This is a massive advancement from the 70s when colored televisions were only just being introduced.<\/p>\n
4) TECHNOLOGY: SAVING YOU FROM BOREDOM\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/a><\/p>\nThe days of twiddling your thumbs in the air are over. Though flights used to be roomier, you could be stuck in the air for hours with very little to do, other than smoke, drink and perhaps read a newspaper – or three. You couldn\u2019t even plug in a pair of headphones and listen to music until 1985.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s advancements mean you can choose from hundreds of movies on a personalized screen as you travel, read your kindle or keep your children entertained on a games device. Most airlines now offer Wi-Fi, allowing travelers to stay connected with those on the ground or work from the air.<\/p>\n
5) INDEPENDENT OR BOUTIQUE? THE CHOICE IS YOURS<\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nIn the 70s and 80s you would be handed postcards to fill out as you boarded a plane and you might have received personalized luggage tags or hotel guides, but the experience today is much more immersive thanks to the ability for guests to share their personal preferences.<\/p>\n
You can expect to receive tailored recommendations via email from your travel company or airline. Some hotels are welcoming you with your name on a screen, while others are going to extreme lengths by adding your social media images into your room for a more homely feel. This is a massive advancement from the 70s when colored televisions were only just being introduced.<\/p>\n
4) TECHNOLOGY: SAVING YOU FROM BOREDOM\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/a><\/p>\nThe days of twiddling your thumbs in the air are over. Though flights used to be roomier, you could be stuck in the air for hours with very little to do, other than smoke, drink and perhaps read a newspaper – or three. You couldn\u2019t even plug in a pair of headphones and listen to music until 1985.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s advancements mean you can choose from hundreds of movies on a personalized screen as you travel, read your kindle or keep your children entertained on a games device. Most airlines now offer Wi-Fi, allowing travelers to stay connected with those on the ground or work from the air.<\/p>\n
5) INDEPENDENT OR BOUTIQUE? THE CHOICE IS YOURS<\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nThe days of twiddling your thumbs in the air are over. Though flights used to be roomier, you could be stuck in the air for hours with very little to do, other than smoke, drink and perhaps read a newspaper – or three. You couldn\u2019t even plug in a pair of headphones and listen to music until 1985.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s advancements mean you can choose from hundreds of movies on a personalized screen as you travel, read your kindle or keep your children entertained on a games device. Most airlines now offer Wi-Fi, allowing travelers to stay connected with those on the ground or work from the air.<\/p>\n