What Does The Future Hold For Holidays

Cheap holidays could get even cheaper and not too far in the distant future. Not only will we be able to save substantial amounts of money but the planning and actually going on holiday will soon be a lot less stressful too. Soon, we will be able to turn up at the airport with no suitcase, hop on the plane and rest assured that our items are waiting for us at the destination. Sounds a little too good to be true? Read on!

3D Printing

This is all going to be made possible through an innovative concept that is 3D printing. High quality suitcases can be costly and put travellers over budget on cheap holidays before they even fly. However, this new method will soon see the back of suitcases and other travel luggage items, as you will soon be able to print everything that you will need.

Janne Kyttanen

Finnish artist, Janne Kyttanen, partnered up with 3D systems and designed a printable collection called ‘Lost Luggage’ featuring bags, shoes and dresses. He is an expert in 3D printing which enables the user to transmit designs and shapes over the internet, so that they can be physically replicated somewhere else. This collection was designed with the holidaymaker that is very time-conscious in mind, as it helps streamline an efficient travel process.

Inspiration

Kyttanen was inspired to create this collection by the Second World War and his own family’s struggles in Finland. Whilst in interview he said,

“Without warning, soldiers from the Soviet army forced my grandparents from their home by gunpoint,’ he explains. ‘For years my mind has raced with the fear and bewilderment they must have felt abandoning their home and possessions. I've always thought, if you had to decide on an impulse what to take with you, then what would your luggage look like in order to accommodate what you couldn't leave behind? What if luggage was obsolete? An antiquated thing of the past? Imagine if all we needed was scaled down to a digital file, and simply reproduced at any location. How would this change our relationship to physical objects?”

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Did you know?

3D printing may seem very futuristic but the concept has actually been around since the 80’s but only came commercially available at feasible prices at the end of this decade. Renowned organisations such as Nike have had a play around with this technology, in order to reduce manufacturing costs, by allowing intricate and complex designs to be created on a large scale. Today, designs and shapes can be created in the following materials:

·         Paper

·         Plastic

·         Metal

·         Rubber

·         Plaster

The only question yet to be looked into and dealt with is what happens after the holiday? Once you have printed the entire contents of your suitcase, what happens with them when it’s time to hop on the plane and return home? Saying this, Kyttanen and his team have plenty of time to look into this and come up with a solution.

So, by 2027 we should all be able to enjoy cheap holidays without the added stress of packing and lugging around a suitcase! For your next holiday, discount centre and comparison websites are the best way to bag great deals. 

(Photo courtesy of National Holidays)