Reinventing The Way We Travel

I have an idea. And I’ve had it for quite some time. But the problem is I’m not sure who to share it with; more specifically, the person who can make it a reality. So I’m going to share my idea with you and I hope that you might find it to be a pretty darn good idea. Good enough that you’d help me share it with whomever you know and maybe, just maybe, the people you share it with will want to do the same. And eventually the hope is that this idea will reach the right person who can take it to the next level.

You may wonder why I can’t take this idea of mine and turn it into reality. The answer is simple really. I’m not a rocket scientist or an engineer, but I do have an idea and one that deserves consideration. Because the thought of having to ride in a saddle with only 23 inches between your seat and the one in front of you sounds terribly uncomfortable. Sitting in economy class is already a pain as it is and now it’ll really be a pain in the arse quite literally.

For some time now the airline industry has been cutting costs and tacking on fees to everything in order to increase profit margins. Charging for things we used to get for free like checking a bag, meals and pillow and blanket set. And those little bags of pretzels—no more! Now they want to introduce semi-standing seats. This is getting worse and I don’t see it going back to the way things used to be. Flying used to be fun. Not so much these days.

This is the reason why we need to totally reinvent the way we travel because the airline industry will continue to seek ways to make money and not in your best interest or anyone else who flies for that matter.

Perhaps you may have heard about the space elevator a few years ago and how they are working on making this become a reality. You might have thought this came out of a science fiction novel and actually it did. If it’s conceivable to take an elevator ride to space then shouldn’t it be possible to ride the elevator to a space pad which serves as a waiting station? Here passengers would get off the elevator and wait for the earth’s rotation until it reaches their desired location. They would then take the elevator back down to earth. These space pads could replace airports and include hotels, restaurants, spas, theaters and shopping malls to make it a pleasant waiting experience. And all without having to fly!

So if you’d rather take an elevator ride to space and wait for the earth to reach your destination than to possibly fly in a saddle seat in the near future, please share this idea with everyone you know. Hopefully someday not too long from now we’ll enjoy traveling again.