Bradbury will also use a hoverboard device and discuss self-driving cars as he delivers a “whirlwind tour” of the evolution of certain technologies, current trends and what the technological landscape may hold in the future.

Bradbury described the travel industry as already “so technologised”, including the cruise sector’s use of onboard gadgets. He believes augmented reality – the process whereby content is digitally superimposed onto a user’s real world environment – is an area travel can particularly take advantage of.

“You can paint a beach or a business-class aircraft cabin in someone’s office, so it’s ideal for showing customers where they could be travelling to,” he said.

Despite the focus on technology during his session, Bradbury will maintain that “where the travel industry wins” is through the relationships agents and staff can create with customers.

“The beauty of travel agents is the human-to-human connection, which is hard to synthesise, and the knowledge and expertise they have,” he said.

“You go to an agent for those little touches you can’t get anywhere else – it’s someone telling you ‘there’s a lovely little village down there with a great taverna’ – that’s what’s important and it’s where the travel industry wins, and one of the key messages of the conference.”