Alternatives With Air Travel Getting More Expensive

Well, with the EU and even the USA making moves to finally tax carbon - or at least force it into a market structure - things are really going to start changing in the travel market. Especially for those who have made use of the crazy cheap airfares of the last few years.

We maybe looking at the return of slow, more local, travel as suggested here - or the Internet will deliver new efficiencies around other forms of transport?

• 'True cost' transport, where the environmental cost is included in the fuel price, will result in private car travel increasing in price relative to train and other mass transit travel. Hopefully more people using these services will also result in lower prices, especially if you book far enough ahead.
  
  
• Slow travel, hitch hiking and Couch Surfing make a great combination, may return for University student summer holidays and others who are flexible with their time.
  
  
• Video conferencing will replace a growing percentage of business trips, Skype and Google Talk are bringing this to the mainstream - and for free!
  
  
• We would like to think sharing private transport will increase as Internet services offer ways for it to become more reliable. We would also like to think Cooreea will have a part to play in that revolution, bringing people together to get further cheaper.