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9 Retrofuturistic Predictions That Came True

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 14:00

Gizmodo

In 2024, it feels as if our society’s technology is propelling forward in an unknown trajectory. Just this week, a person had a computer chip installed in their brain.

knight rider, tesla, gary lockwood, pygmalion, data science, cybernetics, the jetsons

The truth behind America's cruise obsession: 'They don't want to see anything that's real'

Fri, 01/26/2024 - 11:28

Tech Insider : Travel, Economy

Collage of images highlighting Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas cruise ship alongside a standard cruise ship, with passengers engaging in various cruise life activities such as enjoying drinks, sightseeing, and leisurely walks along the beach — The Icon of the Seas sets sail on January 27. But what is it an icon of?
Royal Caribbean International; Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

Travel, Transportation, economy, Discourse, Cruises, Cruise, carnival-cruise

Bethlehem, which relies heavily on tourism during Christmas, is a ghost town

Sun, 12/24/2023 - 18:46

Tech Insider : Travel

Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem — A priest walks by the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023. Bethlehem is having a subdued Christmas after officials in Jesus' traditional birthplace decided to forgo celebrations due to the Israel-Hamas war.
(AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Travel, Military & Defense, israel-hamas, tourism, Christmas

New York City needs China's economy to bounce back

Sun, 12/17/2023 - 06:08

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Tourists take a selfie near Rockefeller Christmas tree. — Tourists take a selfie near the Rockefeller Christmas tree.
NOAM GALAI/Getty Images

economy, tourism, China, new-york-city, Hotels, economy

Japan has a glut of 8.5 million akiya, empty 'ghost houses' left to rot. Now Airbnb wants to fill them with tourists.

Wed, 11/29/2023 - 03:31

Tech Insider

Old Japanese house and garden in Genemongama factory, Kyushu region, Arita, Japan on August 23, 2023 in Arita, Japan.
Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images

Real Estate, Japan, akiya, AirBnB, tourism, Housing

The verdict is in on how much Texas' heat wave clobbered its economy this summer

Sat, 10/28/2023 - 07:54

Tech Insider : Economy

A fire fighter in Texas drinks water in the heat.
BRANDON BELL/Getty Images

economy, Small Business, tourism, Texas, breweries, microbreweries, heat-waves

You can now book an Uber hot-air balloon in Turkey for $159

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 00:07

Tech Insider : Travel, Technology

Transportation, Tech Insider, Uber, Travel, Transportation, Technology, Turkey

Tourists are still not returning to China and that's not good for anybody

Tue, 09/26/2023 - 10:45

Tech Insider : Economy, Travel, Economy

Fewer people are visiting the Great Wall of China.
Suphanat Wongsanuphat/Getty Images

economy, Travel, Transportation, China, tourism, Pandemic, Transportation

Maui business owners need tourism to survive, but say visitors should rethink how they use resources: 'It's not Disneyland'

Sun, 08/27/2023 - 06:15

Tech Insider : Economy, Travel

Maui business owners Kyle Kawakami and Garrett Marrero are helping out with the wildfire recovery while also trying to run businesses that rely on tourism.
Courtesy Kyle Kawakami and Garrett Marrero

economy, Small Business, maui, maui-brewing, maui-wildfire, Hawaii, tourism

A Maui restaurant owner is 'praying visitors will start to come back soon'

Sun, 08/20/2023 - 11:19