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The Future of Travel

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Travel is not what it used to be. Because of the fast and easy access to the internet, travelers can use it to book their flights, find hotels, reserve tables at restaurants, and navigate through unfamiliar places. These changes are just the beginning of what travel will be like in the future starting today. The changes that are pending for traveling are something that sounds like they have been inspired out of a sci-fi movie. Using AI and virtual reality will be the new ways of booking a flight and preparing everything beforehand. Although there are is not enough market and technology advancement for it quite yet, it is quickly preparing the ground to become part of the massive travel experience. Those that already have a  Virtual Reality headset on the phone can use it to preview places that are to be visited . For example, the German airline company Lufthansa has several VR 360-degree videos of different destinations that could be viewed through their YouTube channel. B...

Alpine Ski Racing

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Most people think of competitive skiing about once every four years, when the Winter Olympics roll around. That’s unfortunate because skiing can be a fantastic spectator sport. Speed, spills and plenty of thrills are the name of the game in Alpine skiing, competitive skiing’s most popular discipline. International Alpine skiing is governed by the International Ski Federation and competitions are made up of 5 events for both men and women skiers. Downhill Slalom Giant Slalom Super-G Combined Events With speeds averaging 80+MPH and topping out at over 100MPH, it’s easy to see why the Downhill race is the most popular of all Alpine events. The various slalom events are more technical, with skiers racing against the clock while they weave their way through a series of gates as they race down the mountain. As the name implies, the Combined events mix both Downhill and Slalom races into one with the times of each added together to determine  a winner . TIMES One of ...