The following article describes how they sell traveler products with specialty stores around the world in the digital age.  It is incredible how the travel products have grown over the last 12 plus years and Flight 001 is growing.  I think that all the electronic gadgets have made us less sociable when traveling but it has grown the travel accessories market.  We are less sociable because we tend to look at our apps on the smart phones rather than asking locals directions or recommendations.  I know guidebooks and maps are used but you still need to ask for more information with using maps and guidebooks but they offer limited information but the smartphone apps are unless.  The travel accessories have grown because we need a case for our smartphones and accessories for our iPads to mount to our seats to use them.  When we travel I will use my smartphones in the hotel to plan for the day and get a general sense of the place and places to go then I will ask locals to get the best advice but my wife will always want to buy the latest cover for her ipad and iphone to travel.
http://skift.com/2013/06/27/skift-qa-how-to-sell-physical-products-to-todays-digital-travelers/#/0