Today you can make the trip in only two days while someone serves you meals
and you watch an in-flight movie. So next time you complain about cramped
coach seats or plastic meals, remember, this is progress. Travel used to be
reserved for the rich. Today you can book a ticket to Asia and back for as
little as $500. We'll probably see some round-trip fares between London and
the East Coast this winter as low as $200. Which means more people can go to
more places and learn about different cultures than ever before in history.
Oh, and one more thing that proves we're making progress: Neither Ms. Bly nor
Mr. Fogg got frequent flyer miles.
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