[custom_adv] Ahvaz, city, capital of Khuzestan province. Ahvaz is situated on both banks of the Karun River where it crosses a low range of sandstone hills. The town has been identified with Achaemenid Tareiana, a river crossing on the royal road connecting Susa, Persepolis, and Pasargadae. Ardashīr I, the Sasanian king (224–241 ce) who rebuilt the town, named it Hormuzd Ardashir. [custom_adv] Humans have always sought adventure. They have always desired to explore the unknown. But while the golden age of travel is now behind us, personal journeys wrought with adventure await everyone with the courage to chase them. All it takes is a well-thought plan and the will to see that plan through. [custom_adv] You see, there are commonalities rooted in difference. There are tethers that bind time together to create what we call the human experience. And while we as people regularly find that our exterior selves change with the times, our motivations and aspirations seldom do. [custom_adv] Take air travel, for example. What motivated man to create airplanes in the first place is the same thing that drives him to board them still today. What inspired man to first fly across the ocean is the same sense of reasoning that inspires him still. [custom_adv] It is in that spirit of adventure that we would like to step back in time to explore the history of commercial travel. How has it changed and why? What were the events that sparked a new era, and will there ever be another golden age for flying? [custom_adv] These are the questions that we will explore along our journey today, one that will take us from horse-drawn carriages to modern times. We hope you enjoy the ride, and thanks so much for choosing Skyscanner. [custom_adv] 120 years ago, if you wanted to get around with a small group, you needed a horse and buggy. Think about that. 120 years is nothing in the grand scheme of things. The only way for travelers to cross oceans in 1912 was to board an ocean liner, like the Titanic pictured above. Add your description here. [custom_adv] [custom_adv] On land, horse was still the only real means of travel, though that would begin to change drastically later in the decade thanks to Henry Ford and his revolutionary mass production techniques. [custom_adv] Trains were all the rage in the 1920s; particularly in Europe. Lavish cabin cars and a full suite of dining services were offered to first-class passengers. Even those who sat in common seats enjoyed roomed to breathe coupled with nice amenities and decadent services befit of the times. [custom_adv] America’s love for cars never truly faded after the 1940’s, but early the 1950’s, advancements in technology made flying cheaper, and more accessible, than ever before. Knowing this, Americans fell in love with flying again, and as you can see from the video real, it was a very different experience than what we know today. [custom_adv] Sometime in the 1970s, we begin to notice a shift away (though slightly at this time) from flying being a luxurious endeavor. More and more airlines started to modify seat configurations to fit an increased number of people on every flight. This trend would continue and still continues in some cases today. [custom_adv] Humans have always sought adventure. They have always desired to explore the unknown. But while the golden age of travel is now behind us, personal journeys wrought with adventure await everyone with the courage to chase them. All it takes is a well-thought plan and the will to see that plan through. [custom_adv] You see, there are commonalities rooted in difference. There are tethers that bind time together to create what we call the human experience. And while we as people regularly find that our exterior selves change with the times, our motivations and aspirations seldom do. [custom_adv] Take air travel, for example. What motivated man to create airplanes in the first place is the same thing that drives him to board them still today. What inspired man to first fly across the ocean is the same sense of reasoning that inspires him still. [custom_adv] It is in that spirit of adventure that we would like to step back in time to explore the history of commercial travel. How has it changed and why? What were the events that sparked a new era, and will there ever be another golden age for flying? These are the questions that we will explore along our journey today, one that will take us from horse-drawn carriages to modern times. [custom_adv] The only way for travelers to cross oceans in 1912 was to board an ocean liner, like the Titanic pictured above. On land, horse was still the only real means of travel, though that would begin to change drastically later in the decade thanks to Henry Ford and his revolutionary mass production techniques. [custom_adv] Trains were all the rage in the 1920s; particularly in Europe. Lavish cabin cars and a full suite of dining services were offered to first-class passengers. Even those who sat in common seats enjoyed roomed to breathe coupled with nice amenities and decadent services befit of the times. [custom_adv] Ahvaz, city, capital of Khuzestan province. Ahvaz is situated on both banks of the Karun River where it crosses a low range of sandstone hills. The town has been identified with Achaemenid Tareiana, a river crossing on the royal road connecting Susa, Persepolis, and Pasargadae. Ardashīr I, the Sasanian king (224–241 ce) who rebuilt the town, named it Hormuzd Ardashir.
