Ten years from now, travel won’t involve any paper, says Darren Huston,
president and CEO of the Priceline Group and booking.com. “You’ll have
no passport, no credit cards, no confirmation,” predicts the
Amsterdam-based Canadian. “You’ll just have your phone in your pocket,
and if you lose it, everything will be in the cloud.”
Until
someone invents teleportation, though, we’ll still have to fly —
something Huston doesn’t actually like to do. (He makes the most of his
air time by sleeping and working.) But for now, it’s the only way he can
access all the local experiences he craves. “I like bizarre flavours
and tastes. I’ve eaten ants in Nairobi, frogs in Vietnam and lots of
strange things in China — I really enjoy that about travel.”
Black book: Europe
Comfort
food: “In Amsterdam, if I feel homesick, I go to Restaurant Red. They
only serve three things: steak, Canadian lobster and wine.”
Local
fave: “Outside of Amsterdam is a little city called Delft, which is
where Vermeer did his paintings. Everything still looks like it did in
the 1600s.”
Greek
treat: “One place I just discovered and should have already known about
is the Greek islands. Mario Restaurant in Naousa is super authentic and
has a wonderful evening vibe. It’s Greek food and the Greek islands at
their best.”
Weekend
getaway: “I like spontaneous travel. I used to be a very ‘Let’s plan
two months ahead’ kind of person, but now I like making plans the week
before. There are so many choices within two hours of Amsterdam. One
weekend, I said to my family: ‘Why don’t we just go to Milan? I think
the Expo’s on.’ We booked on a Thursday and ended up in Milan for two
days. You have to be careful with flights, but in the world of hotels,
prices sometimes go down at the last minute and you can get great deals
if you’re not in high season.”
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