Unfortunately, with all of this new-found freedom, design for the web and apps has become filled with skeuomorphic user interfaces that attempt to imitate the appearance of real things in digital form.

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There's still room for improvement for the Internet travel industry, such as more intuitive user interfaces, better customer service and faster Web site speeds.

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