This book constructs scenarios from Shanghai to Edinburgh, Seoul to California encompassing complex topics such as human trafficking, conferences, transport, food tourism or technological innovation. This is a blue skies thinking book about the future of tourism and a thought-provoking analytical commentary.

Authors Acknowledgements Forewords – F. de Klerk Wolters – G. Lipman – D. Glaesser Introduction 1 An Introduction to the Future Wealth 2 World Economic Order: The Tourism Economy in 2050 3 Where Have All the Tourists Gone? Pensions, Demography and the Germans 4 Tomorrow’s Tourist: Fluid and Simple Identities Technology 5 Edinburgh 2050: Technological Revolution 6 Singapore 2050: Medicine, Science and the Meetings Industry 7 Amsterdam 2050: Sex, Robots and the End of Human Trafficking 8 New Zealand 2050: The Future of Professional Rugby and Sporting Events Resources 9 California and Metropolis Los Angeles 2050: Changing Landscapes, Cities and Climate Change 10 Seoul 2050: The Future of Food Tourism 11 Shanghai 2050: The Future of Hotels 12 2050: The Future of Transport Afterwords – R. Talwar – A. Postma References Index

Any attempt to predict the future is a journey into the unknown. On this adventure the reader will be continuously engaged, intrigued, exhilarated and occasionally irritated by the unexpected connections and extrapolations, but will never be jaded or bored on this breathtaking roller coaster ride into the future.